Patients' Aid Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1990 by a group of concerned citizens in Karachi, Pakistan. The foundation's primary mission is to provide free, quality healthcare to underprivileged patients at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), a major government hospital in Karachi[1][2][3]. ### Key Activities and Achievements - Public-Private Partnership: Patients' Aid Foundation collaborates with the Government of Sindh to enhance healthcare services at JPMC, focusing on dignified care and long-term well-being for underprivileged communities[1]. - Infrastructure Development: The foundation has been instrumental in funding and developing various departments and facilities at JPMC, including a world-class OPD & Surgical Complex, Cyberknife & Tomotherapy facilities, Accident & Emergency department, advanced Radiological facilities, Nephrology & Dialysis centre, Neurology, Neurotrauma, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Gynea & Obstetrics, state-of-the-art blood bank, sophisticated laboratory, and pharmacy[1][2]. - Humanitarian Impact: Patients' Aid Foundation has significantly improved healthcare access for thousands of patients annually, supporting over 20 departments at JPMC and contributing to its transformation into a beacon of quality healthcare[1][2]. ### International Support The foundation also receives support from international organizations like Friends of Patients' Aid Foundation, a US-based charity that raises funds and awareness for Patients' Aid Foundation's projects in Karachi, Pakistan[5].