By Suleman Chaudhry

LAHORE: Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU) has been functioning without a regular vice chancellor (VC) since May 2015, due to the negligence of Punjab government, which has not shown any interest towards higher medical education in the province. FJMU was one of the premier medical institutions of the country, which was established on the pattern […]

LAHORE: An audit report has exposed the inadequate security arrangements of educational institutions across the province, as government schools, colleges and universities were still exposed to terror attacks in Punjab. An audit report titled ‘Special Report on Security Audit of Educational Institutions (A+ category) Punjab’, compiled by the special branch, was submitted to the provincial […]

LAHORE: Punjab is facing a grave threat of Hepatitis C due to mismanagement of funds, as Rs 1,476 million have still not been utilised for the treatment of needy patients, raising serious question marks on the provincial government’s health priority. During fiscal years 2012-15, Rs 2,407.2 million were approved for hepatitis control programme but the […]

LAHORE: In an unprecedented move, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHC) has decided to enforce drug regulation laws for inspection and monitoring of distributors and point of sales of medicines by third party contractors. The P&SHC department is allegedly trying to getting rid of its responsibility and converting regular process into a contractual one, […]

LAHORE: World Mental Health Day would be observed on today (Monday) across Pakistan, in line with rest of the world, to raise public awareness about mental health issues. However, it seems that mental health is not the priority of the Punjab government, as the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHC&ME) Department is yet to devise […]

LAHORE: After failing to manage the costly-procured mobile health units (MHUs), the Punjab government has decided to outsource these health facilities to private firms with an aim to improve health delivery system in underdeveloped areas of the province. The Punjab government would outsource six MHUs, established on vehicles, to national and social sectors, non-government organisations, […]

LAHORE: In order to make the Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority (PHOTA) a vibrant institute and curb illegal organ transplantation, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved some legislative amendments and administrative revamping to its organisational structureto carry out its functions smoothly. It is pertinent of mention here that Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation […]

LAHORE: Punjab Health Foundation (PHF) has decided to spend millions of rupees on hiring the services of consultants for revision of existing loan system as well as to design the mechanism for new loan schemes of the foundation, it was learnt. At a time when the provincial government was facing challenges to ensure availability of […]

  LAHORE: As many as 47,728 quack doctors have been indentified in Punjab during a survey conducted by the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC). According to reports, thousands of quacks are working freely across Punjab, worsening the medical conditions of the poor patients who visit them due to lack of awareness and guidance. The negligence of […]

LAHORE: In a surprise move, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SHC) Department has allegedly amended the appointment rules for the post of director of Lahore Drug Testing Laboratory and initiated recruitment process in this regard, much to the anguish of pharmacists. The P&SHC Department has amended its service rules by relaxing the upper age limit […]