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Health Care

Free Treatment for Poor Patients
Another area of constant focus
for Interloop’s social responsibility
is Heath Care. We have spent
approximately US$ 0.3 million to
provide free health care services to
deserving patients including 120
Corneal Transplants and 3,000
Ophthalmic Diseases patients at Al-
Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Also, 50 patients are receiving regular
Free Dialysis through Patients Welfare
Society at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad,
1,600 patients are receiving
Tuberculosis Treatment through Anti
TB Association, Faisalabad, 800
patients are being provided Hepatitis
C treatment through Liver Foundation
Trust, Civil Hospital, Faisalabad, 20
Spinal & Orthopedic patients have
been treated at Gurki Hospital, Lahore,
and multiple patients are receiving
Blood Transfusion, Thalassemia and
Hemophilia treatment through Ali Zaib
Foundation and Cardiac treatment
through Faisalabad Institute of
Cardiology.

Support for Differently Abled

Children
Syeda Khatoon-e-Jannat Trust
Hospital & Special Education
Center, Faisalabad provides a good Alzheimer Socks lives of people suffering from it, and
platform for the treatment and their loved ones. Almost 60,000
optimal development of children with Our CSR footprint has moved beyond pairs were sold in 2015. The 2017
intellectual and physical disabilities. borders. On 21 September 2015 & collection also included kids sizes
The Centre comprises various 2017, World Alzheimer’s Day, Interloop to develop awareness about the
facilities including free health clinic, Limited teamed up with its European disease among younger age groups
orthopaedic ward, vocational trainings Affiliate, Euro Sox Plus B.V., and and around 110,000 pairs were sold
& physiotherapy, computer lab and launched Alzheimer Socks; an initiative from this stock. Collectively, 700,000
indoor & outdoor play area. Interloop to create awareness among people Euros were generated through both
supports education, health and well- about Alzheimer’s disease. Wearing collections and were donated to VUmc
being of differently abled children and Alzheimer Socks was a conversation Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam for
donated PKR 3 million for the noble starter and an acknowledgement research on diagnostics and treatment
cause. of the impact of the disease on the of Alzheimer’s disease. Sustainability Report 2017

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