LAHORE - Aas many as 102 more patients were brought to different hospitals on Sunday. Out of these new cases, 20 were reported from Children’s Hospital, 15 from Mayo Hospital and 67 from other public sector and private hospitals in the City. So far 32 measles patients have lost their lives at ...
LAHOREMenace of measles continued to haunt Punjab as three more patients lost their lives at different hospitals on Saturday. Fatima, 3, a resident of Vehari, breathed her last at Children’s Hospital while Bisma Bibi, 3, and Muhammad Arsalan, 3, died at Mayo Hospital. Increasing number of ...
LAHORE (PR) - TABA Foundation, an umbrella organisation bringing all welfare trusts of Pakistan & International NGOs on one platform, brought 10 international/ national non-profit organisations and Rescue 1122 together to hold a joint health camp at Village Khurram, Union Council Dhollan ...
ISLAMABAD – The shortage of beds, medicines and ill attitude of doctors and staff at PIMS and Polyclinic hospital are creating massive problems for patients at OPD and emergency ward. The patients, at PIMS said that despite of the fact that large expansion had been made in the hospital to ...
KHYBER AGENCY - Operation Theatre (OT) in the Agency Headquarter Hospital, Landi Kotal is no more serving the ailing community.Talking to TheNation, the dwellers of the area, also resented the unavailability of a surgeon doctor in the hospital. They said due to unavailability of a surgeon in the ...
ISLAMABAD - Lack of proper parking facilities near Federal Government Services Hospital (Polyclinic) are creating problems for the patients and their attendants that is worsening with every passing day.The Polyclinic is the second major hospital of the city, accommodating a large number of ...
ISLAMABAD - A total of 2,540 patients have been treated in the free pollen allergy relief camp at Aabpara set up by Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration in 11 days.The patients are being provided free medicines and treatment in the camp. The camp was started on March 22 and ...
ISLAMABAD – Poor patients at Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) are forced to have various medical tests from private labs instead of institute’s own labs on demand of doctors.It has been noticed that the doctors were not satisfied with the government facilities of lab tests ...
Patients across Punjab province took a sigh of relief as Young Doctors Association (YDA) called off strike and resumed services on Saturday.It should be mentioned that YDA offices-bearers Dr Amir and Dr Nasir Abbas on Friday night while addressing a press conference at the Services Hospital, ...
RAWALPINDI - Young doctors working with allied hospitals stayed away from the outdoor patient departments following the province-wide strike call given by their association on Thursday, causing great difficulties for the visiting patients. The Young Doctors Association (YDA) had given the strike ...
LAHORE – Blaming the Gujranwala incident on bureaucracy, the Punjab Young Doctors Association Wednesday announced suspending services at indoors after the closure OPDs, demanding registration of attempt to murder case against the health secretary after suspension.Demanding renewal of contract ...
MULTAN - Police contingents were deployed at different hospitals of Multan as the doctors continued their strike for 13th consecutive day on Saturday. The Outdoor Patient Departments (OPDs) of Nishtar Hospital, Children Complex, Dental College, Civil Hospital and other health facilities remained ...
MULTAN - The transfers of 691 medical officers sparked severe reaction as the medics went on complete strike, resulting into a complete shutdown at the outdoor wards of all health facilities of Multan. The outdoor departments of Nishtar Hospital, Multan Institute of Cardiology and Children ...
LAHORE – Young Doctors Association continued strike at public sector hospitals across the province including the City on the fifth consecutive day on Monday, adding to the woes of visiting patients and their attendants besides causing cancellation of hundreds of scheduled operation. As five ...
HASILPUR - The shortage of dialysis solution at Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) has aggravated the problems of the renal patients. The dialysis kits are neither available at BVH nor in the markets for quite some time.According to detail, the BVH board of management was informed about the shortage ...
NEW YORK - Psychotherapy focused on spirituality and finding meaning may help improve quality of life and well-being in terminally ill cancer patients, suggests a new study from a large cancer treatment center.The talk therapy sessions only seemed to provide a short-term benefit — ...
BAHAWALPUR - Kidney patients have been facing great hardships in availing dialysis facility at Bahawal Victoria Hospital here due to severe shortage of solution, the main exponent for conducting dialysis. As this is the only facility in the area, the patients who require regular dialysis, have to ...
JHANG - Sweeper and watchman have become doctor and dispenser in Shah Jewna Rural Health Centre, according to a survey conducted by media here the other day.The report said that doctor and dispenser of the above said centre were running their own clinics. Sweeper and watchman examine both male and ...
LAHORE–The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to Secretary Health Punjab, DG FIA, IG Punjab police for January 30 in a petition seeking judicial inquiry about the death of dozens of cardiac patients due to use of adulterated medicines. Judicial Activism Panel chairman Muhammad Azhar ...
LAHORE – On behalf of the Punjab Government Rs30,000 were delivered to each of the 216 under-treatment patients whose condition worsened after reaction of the free medicines given to them by the PIC. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr Saeed Elahi, MPAs Kh Salman Rafique, Kh Imran Nazir and ...
LAHORE – Three more heart patients, including a woman, lost their lives at different health facilities in the City on Wednesday due to reaction of free medicine provided free from the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, taking the death toll till today to 78. Bilqees Bibi, a resident of Sanda, ...
DASKA - Govt Maternity Health Services Clinic Monday became inundated due to heavy rain, due to which the patients had to face a great ordeal.The said clinic was established in a small-sized room, which was actually a residence of a local watchman. All the medical services are provided in this ...
LAHORE – Two more heart patients lost their lives due to reaction of ‘free medicine’ in the City on Sunday, taking the overall death toll to 25. Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has constituted yet another committee headed by Chairman CM Inspection Team Najam Saeed to ...
LAHORE – Five member committee headed by Medical Superintendent Punjab Institute of Cardiology Prof Azhar has started investigating the incident of complications among heart patients after the usage of cholesterol lowering drug cardiovastin provided free from the pharmacy of the health ...
JHANG - The District Headquarters Hospital nurses working at night have alleged that their colleagues in the morning have connived with the hospital’s doctors and referring patients to the private clinics or hospitals being run by the physicians. They protested alleged favouritism regarding ...
LAHORE – The Edhi Foundation provided free treatment and medicines to 35, 690 patients in its free dispensary in Allama Iqbal Town during the year 2011. The Foundation spokesman said that around 1232 patients including women and children were admitted to Edhi Home, located in Gulberg and ...
MULTAN - The cost of shortage of anaesthesia doctors at Multan Institute of Cardiology is being paid by poor patients as the number of daily operations has dipped to two from six, sources disclosed. The waiting list for the patients, who have to undergo different kinds of critical operations like ...
OUR STAFF REPORTER MAILSI - The laboratories of Mailsi are charging exorbitant fees for dengue tests allegedly with permission of the THQ Hospital medical superintendent. Some laboratories on Railway Road near THQ Hospital are charging Rs 450 per test tearing apart the Punjab chief ministers ...
LAHORE - The dedicated and untiring medical teams of Pakistan Army are working round the clock to save precious human lives endangered by the raging dengue virus in Lahore, said a press release issued by ISPR, which added that Army doctors have so far screened over 42,982 patients at free army ...
LAHORE Both Mumtaz Bakhtawar Memorial Trust Hospitals, at Wahdat Road and Raiwind Road are providing free treatment facilities to the Dengue fever patients, says a prss release. 30 beds have been reserved in each hospital for Dengue fever patients and a special doctor has been allocated for their ...






