Our stories.Your guides.
A small health library from Al-Arif: practical guides for your visit, plain-English explainers on Unani care, and a dated record of the hospital’s work since 2002.
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12 stories and guides
Our story since 2002
How a charitable Trust opened a hospital and a school in donated buildings, and kept its modest charges in place.
Regimental therapies, explained
A plain-English guide to the twelve Ilaj-bit-Tadbeer therapies, and why every one begins with a conversation with your Unani physician.
New imaging and an upgraded maternity ward
Two dated milestones in the general hospital: ultrasound, 2D echo and colour Doppler in March 2021, and an upgraded maternity and gynaecology IPD in May 2022.
Inside the herbal garden
A 4,047 sq.m garden of 100 medicinal plant species, and a 25-seat room where they are explained.
Surgery at Al-Arif
A practical guide to the 25-bed surgical wing, the operation theatre complex and the general surgery service, and to preparing for a surgical consultation.
Your first visit
A practical guide to your first OPD visit, whether you are coming to the general hospital or for Unani care.
Single drugs on display
Two single-drug exhibitions and a pharmacy stall that took Unani materials to students and the public.
Casualty, ICU and the wards
A practical guide to the emergency line, the 24-hour casualty and ambulance, the ICU and the three inpatient wings.
Free camps in the community
A record of four medical camps, from a cardiac camp in April 2021 to six days at the All India Horticulture & Agriculture Show in 2023.
The Raw Drug Agency
How the Al-Arif Raw Drug Agency (Dawasaz), opened on 31 December 2020, fits alongside the hospital’s two pharmacies.
The COVID-19 response, 2020–2021
A dated record of how the hospital responded during the pandemic, from awareness programmes to an 80-bed treatment centre.
Scientific sessions and expert visits
How the hospital hosted Unani experts, the Dept. of AYUSH and practitioners for discussion between 2020 and 2021.
Beyond the library.
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Stories are drawn from the Trust’s activity reports, and details reflect the period each one describes. Please confirm current services, timings and fees with reception on +91 85550 86667.