Tag: Healthcare
Scandal-hit Punjab govt fails to improve healthcare in 2017
LAHORE: 2017 did not bear fruits for Punjab government as it was haunted by various scandals including fake stents and illegal kidney transplant scandal,...
PMA points out lack of facilities in hospitals from treatment to...
Dr Qaisar Sajjad demands revamping healthcare delivery
KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), offering recommendations, has demanded of the federal government to revamp healthcare delivery in...
SHC takes notice of lack of health facilities in Jacobabad
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh on Friday took notice of lack of healthcare facilities at public sector hospitals...
Punjab Healthcare Minister orders elimination of fake and substandard medicines
LAHORE: Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Minister, Khawaja Imran Nazir has directed all the District Quality Control Boards (DQCBs) to play an effective role for...
Minister warns doctors against referring patients to private clinics
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir said on Saturday that strict action will be taken against those doctors who refer...
CHS to build 100 hospitals in collaboration with Thailand’s WMCH
LAHORE: A joint venture was signed between Cosmos Health Services (CHS) and Thailand’s World Medical Centre Hospital (WMCH) to set up 100 acute hospitals...
Punjab govt to handover ambulance services to private company
LAHORE: Punjab Government has signed an agreement to handover ambulance services to a private company.
The company will be receiving per kilometre fare from the provincial...
Marriyum asks teachers, parents to become part of healthcare drive
State minister says projects of water, sanitation, hygiene launched in capitals’ schools
ISLAMABAD: Under the Prime Minister's Education Programme, one hundred projects involving construction of...
0.35m patients to benefit from MoU signed between Punjab govt and...
LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab Government and international pharmaceutical organization Novartis Pharma Pakistan according to which Novartis Pharma will provide...
Punjab govt committed to provision of excellent healthcare: Salman Rafique
LAHORE: A delegation of Punjab government headed by the Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique held a successful roadshow at...
Punjab health dept continues ignoring women giving birth on streets
LAHORE: A growing population and dismal performance of the government has resulted in numerous problems being created for the common citizen. Due to subpar...
Pharmacists’ body urges government to play its roles in healthcare
ISLAMABAD: The newly elected body of the pharmacists on Sunday urged the government to play its legitimate role in the healthcare hierarchy.
The meeting was...
Turkish companies vow to improve Punjab’s healthcare
LAHORE: The heads of Turkish companies and high officials attending the Pak-Medica Health Exhibition called on the Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Friday. On...
CM meets health professionals in London
LAHORE: Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif answered the questions of health professionals of the UK during a Health Road Show which was held in London and...
NIH urges healthcare authorities to curb dengue transmission
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has asked the health care authorities to further strengthen and improve the level of preparedness in prevention...
DHQ hospitals to get CT scan machines by end of 2017:...
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique on Tuesday told the Punjab Assembly that all the district level government...
Janitorial services to be outsourced in government hospitals
Doctors should adopt precautionary measures while providing treatment to Congo fever patients
Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Secretary Najam Ahmad Shah has directed the...
