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KARACHI: The Grand Health Alliance (GHA) has launched a Sindh-wide protest campaign over what healthcare workers describe as growing problems in the provincial health sector, with doctors, nurses and paramedics taking to the streets in the first phase of the mobilisation.
KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has received its third consecutive Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), recognising its sustained performance in providing evidence-based care to patients experiencing heart attacks.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered authorities to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan from prison to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examination and treatment, amid continuing concerns over his health and access to doctors of his choice.
LARKANA: Four major public hospitals in Larkana, collectively responsible for around 1,600 beds, are facing mounting administrative and financial difficulties that are reportedly disrupting the availability of medicines, medical supplies and diagnostic services for patients.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is moving closer to setting official prices for 52 newly registered lifesaving medicines, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expected to meet the federal health and finance ministers and senior Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) officials to discuss the matter, according to government sources.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has performed the groundbreaking of a new 100-bed state-of-the-art Cardiac Emergency Department at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), as the hospital continues to handle an exceptionally high volume of patients from Sindh and across Pakistan.
KARACHI: The fallout from the death of a critically ill patient transferred from the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has taken a new turn, with a senior emergency medicine physician at JPMC asking to be relieved of her duties in the department.
KARACHI: A protest by nurses at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) over disputed promotion decisions disrupted hospital services on Tuesday, with all scheduled surgeries reportedly cancelled as protesters gathered at the hospital's administrative office.
KARACHI: Pakistan has opened its first dedicated residential centre for persons with autism, with First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurating the new facility at the Centre for Autism Rehabilitation & Training (C-ARTS) in Korangi.
KARACHI: In a move that could make quality pediatric care more accessible across Pakistan, The Aga Khan University (AKU) has launched a free digital pediatrics manual designed to help doctors diagnose and manage common childhood illnesses using evidence-based clinical guidance tailored to Pakistan's healthcare needs.
ISLAMABAD: Just weeks after repeatedly assuring aspiring doctors and dentists that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 would be held on August 16, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has postponed the country's biggest medical entrance examination to September 20, reigniting uncertainty for tens of thousands of.
