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“The primary health centre will provide referral link to State hospitals. It is for the first time any masjid has offered such a huge space (1,000 square feet area) for such a facility. “The mosque is surrounded by around nine slum areas and the population of the area would be more than 1.5 lakh. Likewise, basic primary and home care including free diagnostics, vitals, performing CPR, Wound Management, Maternal Care and Physiotherapy too will be offered,” said Askari. The Masjid-e-Ishaq mosque is providing healthcare facilities to about roughly 1.5 lakh population mostly slum dwellers in the vicinity, irrespective of their religion, with the help of NGO Helping Hand Foundation..