Tag: NICVD
NICVD patients suffer owing to non-functional elevators
KARACHI: Elevators at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) are not functioning properly, causing grave hardships for cardiac patient and rescue workers to shift...
Sindh doctors to remain on strike until pay raise notification
KARACHI: Doctors across government hospitals in the province continued to hold a strike on Wednesday, even after the government conceded to their demand for a...
Control of three Karachi hospitals to remain with Centre, SC rules
--Sindh govt had challenged federal govt's ownership of JPMC, NICVD and NICH in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed a plea by the...
NICVD receives 1,356,926 patients in 2018
KARACHI: In 2018, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) claims to have received more than 1,356,926 patients with heart problems, performing around 14,588 major...
Nepotism, corruption may bring NICVD at the verge of collapse
-NICVD heads scamming people by taking illegal donations
--Dr Nadeem Qamar, Dr Syed Nadeem Rizvi appointed to due powerful contacts
KARACHI: With the politically-motivated reappointment of...
Open heart surgery facility launched for remote areas of Sindh
KARACHI: Tando Muhammad Khanuhamamd Khan on Saturday became the 4th city in Sindh to get the facility of open-heart surgery at its newly built...
NICVD facing shortage of life-saving drugs: report
KARACHI: Supply of medicines to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) remains suspended for the past three days, causing problems for the visiting and...
No privatization plan underway for National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
KARACHI: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Spokesman Nasir Bhutto on Tuesday rejected rumours of privatization, stressing the hospital will continue to function as a...
Committee formed to probe delay in NICVD cardiac unit construction: report
The Supreme Court-mandated commission on water and sanitation in Sindh ordered an inquiry into the issue of redesigning, changing consultant and delaying the under-construction...
NICVD to receive record annual budget of Rs8.5bn
Launches preventive cardiology programme to spread awareness
Experts cite WHO statistics suggesting 250,000 deaths caused yearly in Pakistan due to cardiac diseases
KARACHI: Advisor...
NICVD to establish 10 more chest pain units by end of...
KARACHI: Number of Chest Pain Units (CPUs) of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) would be enhanced to 17 in Karachi by the...
NAB raids cardiovascular hospital in Karachi
KARACHI: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team on Friday conducted a raid at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).
A five-member team of the accountability...
NICVD paying hefty amount to employees having alleged political backing
KARACHI: Although, the professional doctors in Canada had protested against raise in their salaries in March this year, the doctors and other staff at...
NICVD signs MoU with Aman Foundation to provide integrated health system...
KARACHI: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) signed a MoU with the Aman Foundation the other day to partner with the Aman Ambulance network. NICVD...
Bilawal inaugurates second state-of-the-art satellite centre of NICVD
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appreciated the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD Karachi) for setting a precedent by providing free...
