Dear Fellow Khyberians, Assalam O Alikum,

I want to express my gratitude to all of you for your continued support of the Khyber Alumni initiatives, welfare projects and events. We have stayed together as a family and have contributed to help those in need.

Our flagship project is providing scholarships for KMC students. Our financial support has helped hundreds of students finish medical college over the years. Last year we helped 85 students with their education and expenses at Khyber medical college.

Cornea transplants for patients in KP is another initiative that has helped hundreds of patients so far and this year more than 200 corneas will be sent to KP for transplant.

We continue to support a ‘stoma bank’ at KTH, whereby colostomy bags are provided to needy patients, free of charge.

Last year, KMCAANA helped establish stroke program in Peshawar hospitals to administer thrombolytic therapy to stroke patients. We have been donating pacemakers to Hayatabad Medical complex in collaboration with Association of Pakistani descent Cardiologist in America (APCNA).

In December 2023 we held our first ever KMC-Con whereby dozens of CME activities were arranged in KMC providing American Medical Association approved CME credits to participants. We look forward to more collaboration in educational activities and skills transfer.

At the same time we hosted APPNA Annual winter meeting 2023 in Peshawar which was described by visiting delegates as the ‘best ever APPNA Annual Winter meeting’. Delegates enjoyed our traditional hospitality, participated in CME activities and toured various historical sites in KP.

This year our goal is to increase our membership to make more effective contribution to healthcare education and delivery in KP.

I want to thank the executive committee of KMCAANA: President-elect Tufail Ijaz, Secretary Shazia Ahsan Savul, Treasurer Hameed Ahmad, immediate Past President Taimoor Khan, Executive Director Rashid Hanif, immediate past President APPNA Arshad Rehan, past leadership and members of KMCAANA for their continued support. Your support makes everything we do possible.

Regards,

Sharif Uz Zaman Khan, MD
President, KMCAANA