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Used syringes use causes HIV:Dr. Salman Shahid

Lahore: Director Punjab Aids Control Programme Dr. Salman Shahid informed that the addicts who use drugs through syringes are most affected people by HIV/AIDS. Similarly, the percentage of HIV/AIDS is very high in sex workers. He expressed these views while addressing an awareness seminar in connection with International Day of ... Read More »

Drs out for public awareness about Hepatitis

Lahore: Today most of medical colleges of dr Lahore including King Edward Medical University, University of Health Sciences, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Fatima memorial medical college and Doctors hospital organized awareness walks, seminars and rally’s marking Second Annual Pakistan Hepatitis C awareness Day with the assistance ... Read More »

Renowned kidney specialist Dr. Farrukh Ahmed Khan has passed away

Lahore: Renowned kidney specialist Dr. Farrukh Ahmed Khan has passed away.  Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over his death.In his condolence message to the bereaved family, the Chief Minister said that Dr. Farrukh Ahmed Khan services for the medical profession will ... Read More »

Khawaja Salman paid a surprise visit to District Hospital Jhelum

Lahore: Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister on Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique paid a surprise visit to District Hospital Jhelum today night. He expressed his anguish over the poor cleanliness condition of the hospital and issued warning to Medical Superintendent Dr. Khalid. Khawaja Salman Rafique said that if the cleanliness and ... Read More »

Drs show concern on security conditions at Punjab public hospitals

Lahore: Security conditions at Punjab public hospitals is in a deplorable status and torture on Professor Dr. Aslam at LGH today by unknown persons has created a question mark on security of public hospitals. PMA condemns the incident and is of great concern for doctors community. The situation is unacceptable for doctor’s community. ... Read More »

Continued shortage of anti-cancer drugs to victimize of dying patients for profits

Lahore:  Shortage of basic anti-cancer drugs in Pakistan for an extended period of time has taken toll on the poor patients which must be tackled urgently by the authorities, the Health Watch demanded on Sunday. Government has permitted seven different companies for importing Cyclophosmamide and Doxorubaicin but these companies have ... Read More »

Government continues to lash masses through unethical hikes

Lahore:  Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination has approved eighteen per cent hike in prices of thousands of drugs. The decision was taken in the meeting of the Drug Pricing Committee chaired by Secretary Health Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, which was attended by stakeholders including CEO of Drug Regulatory ... Read More »

Medical experts to find out permanent solution to dengue problem

Lahore: Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique has stressed upon medical experts to find out permanent solution to dengue problem so that full attention could be paid to the eradication of other diseases. He said this while presiding over a meeting of Technical Advisory Committee on ... Read More »

Senior Journalists visit Ghurki Trust Hospital

Lahore: Senior Journalists and coloumnists have visited the Ghurki Trust and Teaching Hospital on the invitation of a world known professor Dr Amir aziz.Chairman Hospital Mohsin Bilal Ghurki,Director Naeem Ghurki,Medical Superintendent Aitzaz Ahmad and professor Dr Amir Aziz welcomed the distinguished guests including Syed Irshad Ahmad Arif,Mujeeb ur Rehman Shami,Aftab ... Read More »

Pharmaceuticals unilaterally increase drug prices,want 100 pc rise in prices

Lahore: The influential pharmaceutical industry has unilaterally hiked price of thousands of drugs by eighteen per cent which is illegal as permission of authorities was not sought. The industry has been pushing authorities to allow almost 100 per cent hike in the prices of pharmaceutical products in absence of a national ... Read More »

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