By Suleman Chaudhry

LAHORE: The Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHC&ME) Department has surrendered millions of rupees over non-utilisation of funds provided for completion of under-construction mega projects in the first quarter of current financial year. A well-informed source privy to this development told Daily Times that a letter was issued by the SHC&ME secretary, stating that the […]

LAHORE: Finally, the Punjab government has imposed a ban on quackery in all its form across the province to prevent diseases and increasing medical complications among patients who visit them due to lack of awareness. The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC), established under the PHC Act 2010, has been empowered to take necessary steps to ban […]

LAHORE: The provincial government spends a huge amount to purchase blood bags every year, but these are actually not delivered to the patients, as corrupt officials sell bulk of it to private blood banks in order to earn quick money. A special branch has recently unearthed the presence of a gang involved in the theft […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS) requires funds of Rs one billion for the procurement of equipment needed to complete its construction at the Lahore General Hospital (LGH). The department has been under-construction for ten years and needs funding to enter the final phase. The administration of LGH fears that if the construction of […]

LAHORE: In a surprise move, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHC) has enforced mandatory 12-hour duty shift for pharmacists in public hospitals, a sheer violation of the government’s working hour policy. The new working hours have irked many pharmacists, who expressed resentment over the decision and urged the authorities to review it. An official, […]

LAHORE: A large numbers of basic health units (BHUs) providing emergency obstetric and gynaecological services in remote areas were lacking functional electrical equipment needed during operations, putting the patients’ lives at stake. Owing to acute deficiency of financial resources to buy new equipment, the standard level of treatment at primary healthcare institutes has dropped to […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) have revised the admission policy for public and private medical and dental colleges. The new policy would aim to induct students purely on merit. These regulations may be called the MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House job and Internship) Regulations, 2016. According to an official notification, there shall […]

LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has imposed complete ban on import of alternative medicine, health products and their ingredients without prior approval of authority concerned. The unauthorised products or their ingredients would not be allowed without clearance from the area assistant drug controller or assistant director so that illegal imports and spurious […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has passed Punjab Blood Transfusion Safety Act, 2016 with a view to ensure provision of safe blood to all the patients, and to prevent citizens against diseases that can be transmitted through blood transfusion and blood components. As per details, public and private blood banks would be regulated and uniform standards […]

LAHORE: Even as Punjab, the hub of medical education, continues to produce an impressive number of medical practitioners every year, the government hospitals were facing severe shortage of specialist doctors, as more than 50 percent of public hospitals were being run without an anaesthetist, reflecting a gloomy picture of the health system in the province, […]