shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital is a contemporary,
non-profit research centre and hospital located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
This specialist cancer hospital is a project of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust
(a charitable organization). The Trust has established in a number of other centres
to spread awareness, diagnosis and treatment of cancer all over Pakistan.
A passionate statement in which the Hospital believes:
“To
act as a model of institution, working with zeal and zest and dedicated hard
work in providing the best possible care to all the patients irrespective of
their ability to pay. It strives in eliminating and minimizing the sufferings
of patients using advanced and modern method of treatment.”
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It was an
inspiration that led Mr. Imran Khan to base the foundation of this hospital. Shaukat
Khanum hospital was built in the memory of Imran Khan’s mother, Mrs Shaukat Khanum
who passed away in the late 1980’s while fighting from cancer. It was the lack
of treatment, awareness and proper diagnosis of this disease as well as the
agony of millions in Pakistan that Imran Khan started a global fundraising campaign.
And this campaign eventually turned out his inspiration into reality as the
hospital named "The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital". The hospital was
completed in a span of four years during which Imran Khan, the superstar
cricketer headed the team as a captain
in the 1992 cricket world cup. He brought the trophy home as well as a total of
one and a half million pounds he collected within six weeks during the world
cup. Not only this, Imran Khan also made an appeal for the collection of funds
from a Pakistan India match dated 10th November 1989. This raised
the funds to Rs 2,902,600. In 1994 Imran Khan launched a mass campaign and
collected Rs 120 million by travelling in 27 cities in the country. Including from
cash to jewellery, all the funds and even the individual ordinary citizens as
well as the people of elite classes contributed and led to the construction of
this legendary hospital.
That this world class Cancer Hospital is the hard work and generosity
of individuals and it is with Zakat and sincere donations from millions that
turned his dream into reality.
The master plan of Shaukat Khanum Mmorial Hospital was
developed by Dr.Nausherwan K.Burki in 1990. Design details were handled by
Messrs. Nayar Ali Dada and Associates of Lahore and engineering was taken over
by Messrs. Progressive Consultants, Lahore. Dr Burki was the first CEO of the
hospital. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital as said as the brainchild of Imran Khan, it's doors were opened on 29th December
1994.