OUR MISSION


  • To work for the prevention, relief and treatment of mental illness.
  • To work towards the rehabilitation of mentally distressed people, especially the under privileged and deprived.
  • To raise public awareness about mental illness and to foster behavioural change in society.
  • To organize, train and maintain a team of dedicated Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers to ensure a competent and ongoing mental health service.

OUR VISION


Our vision is to achieve the highest standards in providing psychiatric and rehabilitation services to the mentally disturbed members of society, especially the poor and marginalized and to offer them opportunities to improve their quality of life. We aim to train and develop mental health professionals and to participate in research that will contribute to greater knowledge and understanding of mental health issues. We are committed to mainstream the guiding principles of mental health into health policies at different levels. We envision a society that understands and values good mental health practices, protects and treats people suffering from mental disorders with dignity, fairness and respect.

OUR CHALLENGE


The taboo associated with mental illness has been Karwan-e-Hayat’s greatest challenge. Starting with modest steps and armed with a determination to provide healing options to individuals suffering from mental disease, Karwan has given hope for a promising future to thousands of impoverished patients. Around 450 million people around the world currently suffer from mental illnesses, thus placing mental disorders among the leading causes of ill health and disability worldwide.

OUR JOURNEY


Established in 1983 as a not-for-profit welfare organization, Karwan-e-Hayat was an initiative conceptualized by a handful of notable, conscientious citizens of Karachi. Dr Zafar Qureshi, Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan, Begum Tazeen Faridi, Professor Zaki Hassan, Ms Anita Ghulam Ali, Dr Abdul Husaini, Begum Shaista Ikramullah, Begum Abdul Kader and Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro, the Archbishop of Karachi, were the earliest patrons and visionaries of Karwan-e-Hayat. It was their foresight which now enables Karwan-e-Hayat to provide quality psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation services to the most neglected, mentally ill patients in Pakistan.

Achievements

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The above Directors were elected for three years in the Annual General Meeting held on November 25, 2023.

Advisors

  • Prof. Dr. Murad Moosa Khan
    Chairperson, Dept. of Psychiatry (Rtd) Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi
  • Justice (Rtd.) Mr. Mohammad Shaiq Usmani
    Sindh High Court
  • Kamran Y. Mirza
    Former Chairman, KeH
  • Salimuddin Ahmed
    Former Chairman, KeH
  • Rehana Alam
    Former Director, KeH
  • Akbar Usmani
    Senior Director UNDP (Rtd)

  • Al-Hamd Shariyah Advisory Services
  • Mufti Ebrahim Essa
  • Mufti Haris Hanif

  • Munif Ziauddin & Co.
    Chartered Accountant

Corporate Governance

AUDIT COMMITTEE

  • Mr. Yacoob Suttar (Chairman)
  • Ms. Talat Naeem Tyabji (Member)
  • Mrs. Shameem Zuberi (Member)
  • Mr. Muhammad Ali Asghar (Secretary)

Human Resource Committee

  • Mr. Yacoocb Suttar (Member)
  • Mr. Ali Ahmed Khan (Member)
  • Mr. Aamar Hassan (Convenor)
  • Ms. Misbha Bashir (Secretary)

Medical and Ethic Committee

  • Ms. Ayesha Irshad Miyan (Convenor)
  • Ms. Talat Naeem Tyab ji (Member)
  • Mrs. Shameem Zuberi (Member)
  • Mrs.Qaisra Ahmed (Member)
  • Dr. Uroosa Talib (Secretary)

Fund Raising and Awareness Committee

  • Mr. Faisal Mahmood Ghani (Convenor)
  • Mr. Ali Ahmed Khan (Member)
  • Mrs. Qaisra Ahmed (Member)
  • Ms. Talaat Naeem Tyabji (Member)
  • Mrs. Shameem Zuberi (Member)
  • Mr. Yacoob Suttar (Member)
  • Mr. Aamar Hassan (Member)
  • Mr. Faisal Zahid (Secretary)

BOARD OF GOVERNORS (KPT)

  • Mr. Mohammad Salim
  • Ms. Talaat Naeem Tyabji
  • Mr. Yacoob Suttar
  • Mr. Ali Ahmed Khan
  • Mr. Arshad Rahim Khan
  • Dr. Uroosa Talib
  • Mr. M. Ali Asghar (Secretary)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (KPT)

  • Mr. Mohammad Salim (Convenor)
  • Mrs. Shameem Zuberi (Member)
  • Mr. Arshad Rahim Khan (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Mr. Mohammad Ali Asghar (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Dr. Uroosa Talib (Chief Medical Officer)

Grant Thornton

  • Mr. Anjum Rehman
    (Chartered Accountants)

TEAMS

  • Arshad Rahim Khan (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Mohammad Ali Asghar (Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)
  • Faisal Zahid (General Manager, Resource Development and Communication)
  • Saba Naz (Manager, Administration)
  • Misbha Bashir (Manager, Human Resources)
  • Jawaid Shah (Manager, Grants)
  • Christopher Vaz (Manager, Resource Development and Communication)
  • Nasir Mehmood (Manager, Research)
  • Salman Khan (Assistant Manager, Purchase)
  • Stafford Peter Alexander Dean (Executive Assistant to CEO)
  • Aziz Ahmed (Senior Accountant)
  • M. Qamar-ul-Haq (Accountant)
  • Muhammad Irshad (Admin Officer)
  • Hassan Ali (Admin Officer)
  • Rizwan Jamaluddin (Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator)
  • Asma Shafiq (Resource Mobilization Executive)

  • Dr. Uroosa Talib (Chief Medical Officer and Consultant Psychiatrist)
  • Dr. Farah Minhas (Consultant Neurologist)
  • Dr. Syed Saad Masood (Consultant)
  • Dr. Ashfaque Ahmad (In-charge Community Outreach Services)
  • Dr. Zahra Jassani (Senior RMO)
  • Dr. Maryum Azher (Senior RMO)
  • Dr. Uroosa Salim (RMO)
  • Dr. Aftab Ali (RMO)
  • Dr. Aurangzeb (RMO)
  • Dr. Tabassum Waris (RMO)
  • Dr. Syed Karam Khan (RMO)
  • Dr. Waqash Talib (RMO)
  • Dr. Zain-ul-Abidin (RMO)
  • Dr. Furqan Ahmad Jarullah (RMO)
  • Dr. Muhammad Talha (RMO)
  • Dr. Azeem Ahmad Bari (RMO)

  • Yasirah Gohar (In-charge Rehabilitation)
  • Shabbir Ali Rashid (Senior Clinical Psychologist)
  • Iqra Mehmood Ghaznavi (Clinical Psychologist)
  • Wagma Wahid (Clinical Psychologist)
  • Syed Wajahat Ali (Clinical Psychologist)
  • Areeba Khalil Ur Rehman (Clinical Psychologist)
  • Samreen Niazi (Occupational Therapist)

  • Atia Shaban (Assistant Nursing Superintendent)
  • Hira Shah (Nursing Supervisor)
  • Nida Shah (Nursing Supervisor)
  • Muhammad Bilal Khan (Nursing Supervisor)

  • Shabbana Irfan (In-charge Patient Welfare)
  • Marzia Mehdavi (Patient Welfare Officer)
  • Rabia Iqbal (Patient Welfare Officer)

  • Dr. Ashfaque Ahmad (In-charge Community Outreach Services)
  • Dr. Aurangzeb (RMO)
  • Asiya Jafar Hussain (Community Mobilizer)
  • Dilawar Hussain (Community Mobilizer)
  • Muhammad Shafqat (Community Dispenser)
  • Shabir Hussain (Community Mobilizer)
  • Samreen Nazir Ahmed (Community Mobilizer)
  • Shahnaz Bano Mohammad (Community Mobilizer)
  • Syed Yasir Bukhari (Community Mobilizer)
  • Syeda Rida Ejaz (Community Mobilizer)

  • Shehzady Uroosa (Sr. Pharmacist)
  • Khalil Ur Rahman (Dispenser)
  • Mir Ali Shah (Dispenser)

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