Shaukat Khanum, succumbed to cancer in 1985.
During his mother's illness, he witnessed up-close the plight of poor
cancer patients in the hospitals of Pakistan and realised the need for a
specialized cancer centre in his country.
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
(SKMCH&RC) is a state-of-the-art cancer centre located in Lahore,
Pakistan. It is a project of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, which is
a charitable organization established under the Societies Registration
Act XXI of 1860 of Pakistan. The institution is the brainchild of
Pakistani cricket superstar, Imran Khan. The inspiration came after the
death of his mother, Mrs. Shaukat Khanum, from cancer.STORY OF SHOUKHAT KHANUM / MAHAR PRINCE
https://youtu.be/kU6Rk8yLoTU
Imran Khan made a nation-wide appeal for the collection of funds from
a match between Pakistan and India on November 10, 1989 at Gaddafi
Stadium, Lahore which raised Rs. 2,902,600. This was followed by a
series of more than 50 successful fund raisers held throughout the
world. Pakistan’s win under Imran’s captaincy in the 1992 cricket world
cup in Melbourne helped fundraising efforts. He was able to collect one
and a half million pounds in just six weeks after the World Cup when the
same amount had taken 2 years to collect earlier. He donated his entire
prize money of 85,000 pounds for the project. In 1994 when the project
required more financing for the ongoing construction, Imran Khan
launched a mass contact campaign in which he toured 27 cities in the
country and collected Rs. 120 million. During the entire campaign for
the construction of the hospital, over a million individual donors from
ordinary citizens to the rich and famous pitched in. Everything from
cash to jewelry and valuables was donated.
Sources of Funds – Phase I
|
| Donations |
67% |
| Credit and Loans |
33% |
Expenses – Phase I
Making of the Hospital
Dr Nausherwan K. Burki MB, PhD, FRCP, FCPS, FCCP developed the Master
Plan for the Hospital in 1990, while he was Professor of Medicine at
the University of Kentucky, USA. He oversaw the building of the
Hospital, which was designed by Graham Rapp of Arrasmith, Judd &
Rapp, Architects in Health Planning, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Design
details on site were handled by Messrs. Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates
of Lahore. Local engineering was performed by Messrs. Progressive
Consultants, Lahore. Ground was broken in April 1991 and the hospital
opened its doors on December 29, 1994.
Dr Burki was the first CEO of the Hospital until September, 1996,
while on sabbatical leave from his University. He was responsible for
recruiting all the consultant/attending medical staff and senior nursing
and administrative staff. He remains the Chief Medical Advisor and
Member, Board of Governors, continuing to be involved with program
development, quality control, and recruitment of consultant staff, as
well as Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health
Center, in Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
| Expenses |
Pak Rupees |
US$ |
| Land and Building |
231,000,000 |
|
| Medical Equipment |
314,000,000 |
|
| Ancillary Equipment |
132,000,000 | | | | | | | |
|
|
|
| Total |
677,000,000 |
22,200,000 | | | | |
|
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