Blue Veins
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Blue Veins is based in Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. It is a women's advocacy group that has dedicated itself for providing medical information to poor and rural women's of Pakistan.
[edit] History
Blue Veins was founded in 1999 by a group of women in concerned about the lack of health information and resources available to Pakistani women. Blue Veins has dedicated their efforts to breast cancer victims, who often face severe taboos and oppression due to misunderstandings about the illness in Pakistan society. Today Blue Veins is a growing national group of volunteers who embrace the motto, "Awareness, Action, and Advocacy." Their goal is to "increase public awareness about breast cancer and ensure that individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds have rapid access to current relevant education, support and information about this disease." Blue Veins has recently launched numerous information campaigns within Pakistan, including conferences, presentations at universities, colleges, schools and health fairs, and lobbying federal and provincial departments. They also provide psychological and social services to breast cancer patients and their families.
[edit] Affilates
A U.S. sister organization to Blue Veins called South Asian Advocacy [1] was recently established in 2006 by Executive Director Heena Abdul. In efforts to build the first breast cancer facility in Pakistan, the two organizations are collaborating and taking on this long term project.
