Punjab govt takes sane step for insane people on December 8, 2016LAHORE: At last, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has accorded approval to constitute Punjab Mental Health Authority in pursuance of the Mental Health Act, 2014, sources said. The authority shall consist of 10 members from across the province. Provincial Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique would be the chairperson of the […]
Govt to provide CT, MRI machines to PIC on December 2, 2016LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has decided to purchase two state-of-the-art machines including Cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) and Cardiac Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). The purchasing cost of these machines has been estimated at Rs 671 million for both machines and two PC-1s have also been submitted to Planning & […]
Govt directs hospitals’ employees to follow dress code strictly on December 2, 2016LAHORE: The Primary & Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department has asked all its employees to follow proper dress code during working hours so that visitors can distinguish between them and other persons. Strict punishment will be given to violators and disciplinary action proceedings against delinquents will also be initiated under disciplinary proceedings via the PEEDA Act […]
Frustration builds up over delay in drug testing on November 29, 2016LAHORE: Most government hospitals in the province are facing a great deal of difficulty while supplying medicines to the deserving patients as reports of more than 1,000 samples have been ‘delayed’ by the drug testing labs (DTLs) working under administrative control of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department. Lifesaving drugs, tablets, injections, syrups and […]
Most drug stores lack qualified pharmacists on November 28, 2016LAHORE: The Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department has failed to ensure availability of qualified persons at drugs stores in Punjab. It seems that department is reluctant to take action against those pharmacies and medical stores, which were running unauthorised on rented certificates. Well informed sources privy to this development told Daily Times that the […]
Thalassaemia test made mandatory before marriage on November 28, 2016LAHORE: In order to reduce the prevalence of thalassaemia among children in the province, the Punjab government has recently drafted a law, making blood tests mandatory for thalassaemia investigation for everyone wishing to get married. The law would act as a preventive measure to curb blood complications and other disorders in children. The law implies […]
Pakistan has highest newborn mortality in South Asia: UNICEF on November 25, 2016LAHORE: Pakistan has the highest rate of newborn mortality in South Asia, revealed a latest report issued by UNICEF in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pakistan was home to 244,746 of the one million babies who died within 28 days of birth in South Asia in 2015. The South Asia Health Atlas 2016 report compiled by UNICEF reveals […]
Govt to introduce rural ambulance service for expectant mothers on November 24, 2016LAHORE: The Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department has decided to launch a Rural Ambulance Service (RAS) for pregnant women in unprivileged areas of the province. Basic aim of the programme is to take expecting women, living in far-flung villages of the area, to basic health units (BHUs) and rural health centres (RHCs) so that […]
Government approves 947 posts for PG trainees on November 18, 2016LAHORE: The Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHC&ME) Department has received approval to induct 947 postgraduate (PG) trainees in autonomous and non-autonomous medical institutions across Punjab at a cost of Rs 773.729 million in anticipation to provision of funds through supplementary grant during the current financial year 2016-17. A notification of approval issued by the […]
DTL declares 13 samples of medicines unfit for usage on November 17, 2016LAHORE: As many as 13 samples of medicines from different national pharmaceutical companies have been failed by the Drug Testing Laboratory, which declared the samples unfit of patients’ usage. The Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department has directed all executive districts officers (Health) to seize available stocks and stop usage of these medicines. The department […]