By Suleman Chaudhry

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to conduct a detailed inspection of all pharmaceutical manufacturing firms located across the province to check good manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure the provision of quality medicines to the masses. In this connection, local and international audit firms have been invited to conduct complete inspection of drug manufacturing units […]

  LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of illegal organ trafficking in the province and sought complete report from the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHE&ME) Department in this regard, directing it to probe into the matter. Well-informed sources told Daily Times that Punjab has emerged as breeding ground for a […]

  LAHORE: Despite being ready for use, the newly established mortuary facility at the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) was yet to be functional even after passage of one year, as the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHE&ME) Department had still not allocated police stations to LGH, it was learnt on Monday. Well-placed sources in LGH […]

LAHORE: Despite laws banning the sale of organs, illegal trade of human organs, on back of increased demand for kidneys, was on the rise in Pakistan. Rising ratio of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems was increasing the demand for human organs to far outstrip supply. Abject poverty and unemployment was the […]

LAHORE: The Punjab chief minister has sanctioned Rs 150 million for the procurement of rotavirus vaccine to prevent diarrheal deaths, which have raised to nearly 4,500 per year in the province. The Punjab government would be the first province to introduce rotavirus vaccine in routine immunisation. The Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI) would launch the […]

LAHORE: After failing to improve primary and secondary healthcare facilities in the province which are facing unprecedented shortage of equipment, medicines, doctors, nurses and paramedics, the Punjab government Punjab has imposed a complete ban on establishment of new basic health units (BHUs) for at least two years. “There shall also be no upgradation of Rural […]

LAHORE: The Mayo Hospital, the biggest health facility of the country, is experiencing a severe shortage of anaesthetists, as 26 posts of anaesthetists are vacant for quite a long time. Dearth of qualified professionals is effecting day-to day operations and elective surgeries being conducted at the hospital. Anaesthetists are very limited in number in several […]

LAHORE: The Institute for Blood Transfusion Services (IBTS), one of the premier institutes providing blood-related services to patients in the province, has purchased malfunctioning blood storage cabinets worth millions of rupees, raising a serious question mark on the competence of its administration. As many as 13 sophisticated equipments were either non-functional or permanently locked, which […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has failed to overcome the spread of narcotics among the youth of Lahore, as a project titled ‘Drug Free City Lahore’ remained unable to achieve its set objectives and has been declared an unsuccessful intervention. The Punjab Monitoring and Evaluation director general has recommended probe into the inefficiency, negligence and lack […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved a plan for upgradation of 103 basic health units (BHUs) to reduce maternal mortality rate (MMR) and enhance skill birth attendance in the province. Well placed source in Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHC) privy to this development told Daily Times that the provincial government had selected […]