Updated 29 November 2011
Imamia Medics International has been arranging a Medical Camp in Kerbala for 10 days leading to Arbaeen. The camp is based right at the entrance of Haram of Imam Hussain AS, opposite Babul Qibla.
Last year a team of 13 professionals from UK, US, Canada, Bahrain and Pakistan attended to the ‘Zawaars’ of Imam Hussain AS from the 18th of January 2011 upto the day after Arbaeen. The IMI health professionals team included General Practioners, Emergency room consultants, General physicians and Surgeons, Dentist, Pharmacist and ENT Surgeons. The IMI team was supported by IMI Iraq chapter, local doctors, paramedics and volunteers. The team were able to run the Medical Camp for 14-16 hours daily and 18-20 hours nearing the climax of day of Arbaeen and were available for 24 hours leading to eve of Arbaeen and day of Arbaeen.
The entire programme was supported by the Offices of the Haram of Imam Hussain AS and Hazrat Abbas AS who provided with 2 large open ended tents, and a fully equipped Ambulance for the sole use of IMI Medical Camp. The Mission was also assisted by Gulf Air who allowed us an allowance of 150Kgs to carry all the medications and Nebulisers at no extra cost.
Every year around Arbaeen time in excess of 15 Million people from all over the world
will come to do Ziarat of Imam Hussain As, Hazrat Abbas and other Shohadas of Kerbala. There is a constant flow of Zawwar coming to pay their respect to the Shohadas of Kerbala.
IMI Arbaeen Medical Camp was able to serve in excess of 4800 Zawwar who needed medical attention during their visits to the Haram of Aba Abdillah. People would walk for 3-15 days to get to Kerbala and therefore the medical team treat a lot of cases of dehydration, fatigue, foot blisters and muscle pain and also attend to cases with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac conditions, to mention the few
IMI took medications and equipment worth 15,000 dollars for the camp. The World Federation in partnership with Imamia Medics International donated over 100 Nebuliser which were handed over to the offices of Ayatullah Bashir Najafi who arranged distribution to hospitals and asthmatic in need of the nebulisers.
IMI Medical Camps 2012: Inshallah this year there is a strong team of 20 which will start leaving for Iraq on the 3rd of January 2012 and the camp will be functional from the 7th of January upto the day after Arbaeen.
This year the camps will be better equipped and served with four tents, with one entirely devoted to ladies with the lady doctors in attendece.Specialist nurses will accompany the team to strengthen the team in providing a comprehensive medical care at all levels.
Brother Hasnain Kanji, the coordinator of IMI Arbaeen Medical Camp said ‘IMI has been organizing Muharram Camps in many parts of the world for years but to have one at Babul Qibla of Imam Hussein (AS) was an awesome experience, an annual event, a cherished memory and an unforgettable tale to be told worldwide’.
Dr Munir M Datoo, Assistant Secretary General- Health of The World Federation who is part of the IMI Medical Arbaeen camp said ‘I have been part of Hajj Medical team for the last 12 years, but the experience of the Arbaeen Camp was totally out of this world, I recall a 9 year old girl who had walked for 15 days just to say her salaams to Aba Abdillah and was full of smile and strength, It is not short of miracles how hundreds of thousands of pilgrim would walk for days on just to come and say their salaam to the shohadas of Kerbala’.
We will be taking medications and equipments from the UK in the region of
approximately 4000 pounds and are looking for well wishers who would come forward and contribute towards this noble cause. There is no bigger charity then serving the Zawaar of Imam Hussain AS.
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If you need any more information or want to be part of the IMI Arbaeen Camp for 2013, please contact us at health@world-federation.org