karachiMembers of the Sindh Medical College Alumni Association of Pakistan has congratulated all the medical students, teachers and staff of the Jinnah Sindh Medical University for the notification of affiliation of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), the National Institute of Cardio ...

KARACHIPakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi is organising a three days Multidisciplinary Medical Conference from 24 – 26 May 2013 at a local hotel here in Karachi. Conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Azhar Jadoon, President PMA Centre on 24th may 2013, evening.General Secretary ...

LAHORE - The Government College University (GCU) has announced establishing a state-of-the-art modern medical college with hefty donations from a group of eminent Old Ravians led by noted businessman and GCU Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) President Iqbal Z Ahmad. The announcement was made by GCU VC ...

Government will continue to facilitate for the early completion of all formalities and hand over the mortal remains of the prisoner Sarabjit Singh to the Indian High Commission at the earliest possible, Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday.According to the FO spokesman, Pakistan had been providing ...

islamabadIslamabad was abuzz with the speculations suggesting that former army chief Pervez Musharraf could fly back to Dubai until government gives him a green signal in this connection. There were rumours circulating in top circle of federal capital suggesting that a medical board has advised the ...

LAHORE -University of Health Sciences (UHS) is organising a day-long training course for medical editors on Thursday (April 25).The theme of the course is “Medical Journal Publishing” and it is being arranged in collaboration with Pakistan Association of Medical Editors (PAME) and ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided to formulate a policy and ensure that all medical colleges allocate 50 per cent beds for the poor patient free of cost including consultation fee and treatment. This was decided in a meeting of administrator PM&DC Dr Raja Amjad ...

LAHORE – Dispelling the impression that polio vaccine lacks efficacy and can damage health, medical experts contended that it is necessary for every child to develop immunity against the menace. They ruled out the possibility that polio vaccine can negatively affect a child, irrespective of ...

PESHAWAR - The fresh medical graduates from different colleges have opposed the abolishment of Trainee Medical Officers appointments under various categories by the local court, demanding of the superior court to review its verdict to safeguard the future of fresh medical students.Speaking at a ...

KARACHI - Medical tests to verify the age of Shahrukh Jatoi who is the key accused in the Shahzeb Khan case declared him a minor on Tuesday.The medical report states that the suspect is between 17 and 18. The report will be presented to an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday (today), according to a ...

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed the Capital Administration and Development Division to immediately dispatch a team of doctors and paramedical staff alongwith an Ambulance with requisite medicines so that on the spot medical assistance can be provided to the participants of long march ...

NOORPUR THAL -Annual free medical camp organised by Sahib Khatoon Welfare Foundation (SKWF) in Jamia Khairul Inam Nikroo Shaheed on Katimar Bambool Road concluded here the other day. According to SKWF Chairman Dr Muhammad Saleem, scores of patients from the area visited the camp.

Students of private medical colleges held a demonstration outside the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Tuesday to press for the demand of postponement of fourth year exams scheduled to start from November 2. After failure to convince the UHS administration to extend the date of exams, about a ...

SWABI – A free medical camp was organised for diagnosing hepatitis-C and hepatitis-B in tehsil Topi on Monday.The camp was organised by Peshawar-based body, Shamsher Ali Trust with the collaboration of Ghazi Barotha Tarraqiati Idara (GBTI) at government girls’ primary Topi east and ...

LAHORE (PR) – Lahore Corps Commander Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood has said the medical profession was a lifelong mission to serve the cause of humanity; and professional competence coupled with caring attitude towards ailing humans determines the success of a medical practitioner.Addressing the ...

LAHORE – Medical equipment and facilities including stretchers, wheelchairs, sterilizers, oxygen tents, labour rooms and mini laboratories were lacking at a number of basic health units (BHUs) monitored in May. Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) governance monitors who visited 132 BHUs in ...

LAHORE – Civil Lines police booked owners of medical stores shortly after they allegedly thrashed Sir Ganga Ram Hospital deputy medical superintendent (DMS) on Sunday. Reportedly, DMS Dr Khalid Mehmood went to purchase few tablets but they provided him substandard medicines. On his complaint, ...

ISLAMABAD – Eminent Consultant Neurologist and former Head of Neurology Department at the Agha Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Dr. Nadir Ali Syed, has invoked the young doctors to understand the difference between healing and curing and said that curing is to treat a disorder in the body ...

ISLAMABAD : A medical store selling unregistered medicines and a factory producing substandard food products have been sealed by a drug inspector and assistant director food respectively.  Miltus Pharma, a pharmaceutical store, has been barred from operation on account of selling unregistered ...

ISLAMABAD  – Shifa International Hospital on Monday arranged a daylong heart awareness workshop and free medical camp for journalists here at National Press Club (NPC).Besides free check up from medical consultants, various tests related to heart diseases were conducted including blood ...

LAHORE - District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal has referred 61 cases of medical store owners to the drug court.A meeting of District Quality Control Board was held here in DCO office on Wednesday, which was chaired by District Officer Monitoring and Inspection Ameen Akbar Chopra in which ...

LAHORE – Akhuwat Health Services has arranged a free medical camp for breast cancer patients at its Township clinic on Tuesday. Arranged with the collaboration of Pink Ribbon, the three day camp will conclude on Thursday (tomorrow). Justice Retd Nasira Javaid Iqbal inaugurated the camp where ...

BAHAWALPUR - Komal Mushtaq of Quaid-i-Azam Medical College has topped in the second Professional Examinations of the University Health Sciences across the Punjab province.She obtained 823 marks and recorded first ever achievement of getting maximum marks in the almost 42-year history of the ...

­LAHORE – University of Health Sciences Chairman of the Board of Governors Senator Ishaq Dar has said that elimination corruption, good governance and maintaining financial discipline can steer the country on the path of prosperity. While inaugurating the newly constructed faculty lodges ...

ISLAMABAD – The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Approved Medical Centres Administrative Offices (GAMCA) and GCC Approved Medical Centres in Pakistan (GCC Medical Centres) for, prima facie, cartelization to distribute ...

LAHORE – Academic Council of Post Graduate Medical Institute and Lahore General Hospital has approved proposed Under Graduate Medical College to be name after renowned Pakistani surgeon Prof Ameer-ud-Din. The proposed name of college ‘Dr. Ameer ud Din Under Graduate Medical ...

LAHORE – Former Principal Fatima Jinnah Medical College Prof Akbar Chaudhry has stressed upon the need of continuous research in medical science to ensure provision of modern healthcare facilities to the suffering humanity. Addressing FJMC Convocation as chief guest on Saturday, he stressed ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has given the approval of PGMI under graduate Medical College while Punjab Health Department has also referred PC-I of Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences to be established at Lahore General Hospital along with recommendations.Addressing a ceremony ...

CHUNIAN - The CPHR in collaboration with Hazara Public School & College set up medical camps in flood-hit areas of district Thatta. The victims in village 103 Mori and Pir Patho were provided with medical facilities to prevent or minimize spread of diseases. The Clinical & Population Health ...

GUJRAT - The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Gujrat City chapter held a 8 days long free medical camp in collaboration with doctors from England for diagnose and treatment of patients of gastroenterology and cirrhosis, the diseases of lungs and liver that cause Hepatitis B &C. The free camp was ...