ISLAMABAD: Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health recently dismissed the news of coronavirus reported in Pakistan. He refuted the news spreading by local newspapers through a series of tweet posted on micro-blogging website, Twitter. Dr Zafar Mirza wrote in his twitter handle, “As of tonight, there are no…

Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS), Regulations and Coordination recently notified the Disease Surveillance Division and Central Health Establishment to stay alert about the possible spread of coronavirus in Pakistan. According to the NHS, the notification has been issued in response to the international alert on the virus, which has spread from seafood…

KARACHI: The Secretary-General, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) (Centre), Dr S M Qaisar Sajjad, held a recent meeting where he reiterated that the Sindh province urgently needed a state-of-the-art Virology Laboratory. The laboratory would be able to cater various types of viral diseases like the bird flu, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Chikungunya, Coronavirus, Zika virus, Influenza,…

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi recently paid a surprise visit to the National Institute of Child Health (NICH). He expressed disappointment over the state of healthcare affairs in the province and called his stroll around the largest health facility for children in the province “a painful experience.” While addressing to press, Dr Arif Alvi vowed…

ISLAMABAD: According to a recent notification, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) had constituted an 18-member National Medical and Dental Academic Board (NMDAB). The board would look into the standard of education being followed by the undergraduate/post-graduate medical and dental institutions across the country. The notification was signed by NHS secretary Dr Allah Bakhsh…

KARACHI: The details on the medical board’s meetings were recently sought by the Sindh High Court. The medical board was formed over the alleged negligence of doctors at a private hospital, Razia Medical Centre (RMC) leading to the amputation of the arm of a 12-year-old boy, Hamza Rehan. The court also summoned the health secretary…

Karachi: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) recently held a press conference where they announced to run a campaign for the availability of clean milk. The event was attended by Dr S M Qaisar Sajjad, Secretary-General, PMA Centre, Dr Qazi Muhammad Wasiq, Treasurer, PMA, Dr S Tipu Sultan, Ex-President, PMA, Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, General-Secretary, PMA…

Karachi: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), recently released a statement, noting that polio program has deteriorated in the country, despite carrying out over 100 rounds of vaccinations in the past decade. The report noted that in 2018, with only 12 cases detected all year, the polio program seemed to be on the brink of eradicating…

KARACHI: According to sources, five patients, who had reported at a private hospital in Clifton over the past few weeks, were tested positive for H1N1 flu, recently. One of these patients, identified as a 35-year-old man admitted to the same hospital and was treated in its infectious diseases’ ward, but died within a week. The…

Karachi: A roundtable conference on the topic of “A public-private partnership for a clean Karachi” was recently organized by the Karachi Citizens Forum at the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) House in Karachi. The program was conducted by Dr S M Qaisar Sajjad, Secretary-General, PMA. The event was attended by Nargis Rahman, Chairperson, Pakistan Women’s Foundation…