Mohammad Ahmed Baloch, the child to survive with an artificial heart. Photo Credit: Express
The Patients’ Behbud Society for AKUH has recently launched their own website.
The Patients’ Behbud Society for Aga Khan University Hospital (PBS) is an independent, charitable society responsible for collecting and disbursing zakat to help mustehiq patients so they can receive high quality medical treatment at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), its clinics and medical centers.
The Society, in its brief history has been able to support more than 18,000 mustehiq patients who belonged to extremely underprivileged segments of our society. The PBS is a legal entity managed by a group of volunteer members who are prominent citizens and well-respected in the country. These members ensure that mustehiq patients are identified through a meticulous process and zakat is disbursed strictly according to shariah.
Every single paisa of collected zakat is spent on the treatment of mustehiq patients and none of the PBS related administrative expenses are charged to the zakat fund.
The PBS accounts are audited annually and are available to general public.
To learn more about the Society and its initiatives, please visit their website.
For further Information:
The Patients’ Behbud Society for AKUH, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500 Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3486 2961/2903, Cell: +92 332 314 2060
Email: patients.behbud@aku.edu
