Doctors treating acid attack victim Dr Mah Noor have ruled out the need for any major surgical procedure at this stage, hospital sources said, adding that her treatment is progressing according to plan. Dr Mah Noor, who was injured in an acid attack in Quetta, is currently receiving specialised medical care in Karachi. According to […]
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2.3 million received medical treatment at General Hospital last year
Last year, 2.324 million patients were provided medical facilities without any slip fee in the emergency and outdoor departments of the General Hospital here. This was stated in an annual report by noted Professor Dr. Farooq Afzal, while releasing the annual performance report of the hospital. He said that a significant increase of 365000 patients […]
Hundreds of flood victims receive medical treatment
In view of the flood situation in Sindh, the process of providing timely and comprehensive medical facilities to the affected population by PPHI Sindh’s regional and district teams, in collaboration with the Health Department, is ongoing. According to the Sindh Information Department, PPHI Sindh has so far established a total of 1,042 medical camps, where […]
CM announces free medical treatment for patients returning from India
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed the officials concerned to provide free treatment to patients who returned from India without getting the medical intervention following the Pahalgam attack. A number of Pakistani patients suffering from serious diseases, including those in need of liver and kidney transplants, had to return from India without completing their treatments […]
The emerging debate on euthanasia
Euthanasia is hailed as mercy killing or assisted suicide. The act of euthanasia propagates that when a person is suffering from an incurable disease, he is assisted to death. Such act lingers in the belief that the patient, no more, can bear the pain. The proponents of euthanasia linger on the side that it is […]