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Dr Jawad of 'Saving Face' fame launches foundation for acid attack victims

Dr Jawad of 'Saving Face' fame launches foundation for acid attack victims

Dr Mohammad Jawad's work for acid attack victims has been featured in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Oscar-winning documentary
Updated 25 May, 2017

Dr Mohammad Jawad, known for being featured in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Oscar-winning documentary Saving Face, launched his foundation for acid attack victims called R5 Foundation in Karachi yesterday.

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Speaking to Images at the launch event at Cafe Aylanto, the surgeon said, "The R5 Foundation will combine two things: one is anti-ageing where we'll look at age-related problems like joint issues, etc, and the second is the treatment of acid burn victims, that is, interventions to repair and restore their skin and help them integrate back in society."

He explained, "This foundation is part of a long-term process that has been going on for many years and I'm so happy we finally launched it in Karachi and we're taking our efforts to a much larger level."

Dr Jawad with Hum Network President Sultana Siddiqui at the launch of R5 Foundation
Dr Jawad with Hum Network President Sultana Siddiqui at the launch of R5 Foundation

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was also present to support Dr Jawad at the launch. Talking to Images, the two-time Academy Award winner said, "I'm here to support Dr. Mohammad Jawad and his movement to help survivors of acid attacks, a promise he made when Saving Face won the Academy Award. I'm so delighted to see him moving back to Pakistan to carry on his work."

Sharmeen with actor Ayesha Omar at the launch of R5 Foundation
Sharmeen with actor Ayesha Omar at the launch of R5 Foundation

The launch was attended by several other celebrities, including Hum Network President Sultana Siddiqui, actor Ayesha Omar and PR guru Frieha Altaf.

Sultana Siddiqui recalled her first meeting with Dr Jawad, saying, "When I met Dr. Mohammad Jawad, we spoke about the cases he gets. To me that was the first step and now we are climbing the steps to make an achievement for our country."

Frieha Altaf spoke about the need for better treatment facilities for acid attack victims. "It's very important to give back," says Frieha, adding, "They've connected with [Massarat Misbah's] Smile Again Foundation to make this happen. People don't give importance to plastic surgery but see how important it is here. You need to do the right thing. There's a lot of trauma involved in these burns and if something can be done to reduce victims' pain, it should."

Comments

Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad May 25, 2017 03:46pm
Well done sir. Keep it up and hang on tough. May God Almighty bless you and your loved ones and reward you for your dedicated works. Aameen, Tsum Aameen.
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SQ May 25, 2017 07:22pm
Kudos to the doctor. In the documentary, we saw that he was helping the poor victims of acid attacks for free. I hope he continues his work by helping the lowest classes of Pakistan from where the victims mainly come from.
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faisal May 25, 2017 08:30pm
These cowards who destroys innocent women life must be punished exemplary
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jhaman May 26, 2017 01:45pm
hi jawad how are u . i would like to offer my sevices free where ever u operate . i have lost ur phone number , my email ,,jkmanjiani@hotmail.com . my phone 07808788707 i will be pleased to be part of ur team and thus i could come pakistan .how is ur family how is karim . manjiani
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