Digitalization Project (Books / Magazines)
Hamdard Foundation has initiated a project for Digitization of Annual reading materials. In the first phase, HPF have successfully scanned all Books/Magazines and now have their soft copies. This project will help us in providing our Customers/readers with a more efficient and effective service. In the near future, HPFwill be able to upload inese digitized documents on the website and replace Annual Document/Magazines/Books management with the automated version of the Document/Magazines/Books management. This will also enable the Hamdard Foundation to take advantage of automated information and improve the accuracy and efficiency of processing documents, all the while ensuring the security of sensitive information.
Digitalization Project (Conversion of VHS to DVD’s)
Keeping in view significance of Audio Visual Records in VHS Cassettes, the Project of its conversion to DVD started in June 2022, which was completed in October 2022 through third party contract.
1. Total Conversion from VHS Cassettes to DVD = 3173 DVDs (from the year 1988 to 2013).
2. After Conversion in-house checking and tagging on DVDs is in progress. Till date DVD from 1988 to 1999 h been checked. Checking of remaining 13 Years i-e from 2000 to 2013 is underway.
3. DVD Conversion from 2014 to till date has been done in-house by Audio Visual Section.
Hamdard Naunehal
Naunehal - the brainchild of Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said began in 1953 with an aim that not only enhance children’s language skills, but also contribute to their moral and spiritual development. In 2020 October, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan revamped this most loved children’s magazine, introducing an English section, making Naunehal bilingual with content in English and Urdu alongside, to offer the best of both worlds, for children to hone their skills in both languages. Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, aims to promote Naunehal as part of various Schools’ curriculum for students to continue their reading habits, arrange writing workshops/camps for children to hone their creative writing skills.
Hamdard-e-Sehat
Hamdard-e- Sehat the oldest existing Urdu magazine on health education, originally started in 1931 from Delhi. Profusely illustrated, the magazine is useful not only for the general public but also for the physicians of both Eastern and Western medicine as it contains report on latest experiments, researches, developments, findings and inventions in the field of health and medicine, tips on diet and health care.
In the forthcoming days Hamdard-e-Sehat would be digitalized, vibrant and more varied. Many learned and experienced authors send their articles for Hamdard-e- Sehat which is a great contribution.
Hamdard Islamicus
The Hamdard Islamicus is a quarterly journal of the Hamdard Foundation Pakistan of international repute. It is regularly published without any break since 1978. An academic journal devoted to Islamic research and scholarship, it endeavors to promote better understanding between the Islamic World and the West. Hamdard Islamicus is indexed in Scopus. Hamdard Islamicus has the honor to be the only Journal on Islamic Studies which is in the “X” category assigned by Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
Quarterly Journal of Pakistan Historical Society (Historicus)
The Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society (Historicus), is a quarterly research journal of international repute, which is being published by the Pakistan Historical Society (est. 1950), since 1953 without a break. Patronized by the Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, it is being indexed by the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences through ProQuest Information and Learning, U.K. & USA, and other organizations. It has also been recognized in the ‘Y’ category by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
Articles of research scholars, from all over the world, are published in its issues. It focuses research on History in general and especially on South Asian History besides Islamic History.
Qarab-e-Deen
A book launching ceremony for the book "Qaraba e Deen Hamdard" was attended by numerous renowned personalities. Late Hakim Mohammed Said's thoughts and actions were entirely dedicated to the betterment of Pakistan. His entire life and achievements resemble an open book that, upon careful reading, can illuminate the path to success in both religious and worldly matters.
Professor Dr. Hakeem Abdul Hannan, the Director of CSD Hamdard Laboratories (waqf) Pakistan, emphasized the importance and necessity of Qaraba-e-Deen in this method of treatment. He expressed hope that the publication of Qaraba-e-Deen Hamdard would prove beneficial and fruitful for all stakeholders and contribute to the advancement of Unani medicine.
Shagufa
Shagufa, the magazine for the Health Conference, is published every year after the conference. It includes all the events and messages along with posters made by the students for the activities of Health Day.