Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks

Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks

The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified” at latest reports which indicate many have been killed – including children – in facilities across Gaza city and other northern areas of the Strip. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society is reporting…

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13 people of Quetta's medical staff suffering from Congo virus are being treated in Karachi hospital

13 people of Quetta’s medical staff suffering from Congo virus are being treated in Karachi hospital

—File photo 13 medical staff including 10 doctors from Quetta are undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Karachi. According to the spokesman of the health department, the condition of 2 members of the medical staff under treatment in Karachi is critical. The Congo virus-affected medicine ward of Civil Sandeman Hospital has been sealed and…

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UN agencies condemn deadly strike on Gaza hospital

UN agencies condemn deadly strike on Gaza hospital

An Israeli airstrike struck al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City, international media reported, citing the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled enclave. The details have yet to be verified, but the Israeli Defense Forces tweeted that according to its intelligence information, rockets fired by Islamic Jihad militants towards Israel were to blame, having deviated off course….

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A woman donated a kidney to her husband at Jinnah Hospital

A woman donated a kidney to her husband at Jinnah Hospital

The first patient’s kidney was successfully transplanted in the Kidney Transplant Unit of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Shahnaz of Rahim Yar Khan donated her kidney to her husband Ismatullah. The first patient’s kidney was successfully transplanted in Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital. Spokesman Transplant Dr. Shabbir Chaudhry said that 30-year-old motor mechanic Ismatullah’s kidneys were affected due to…

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Caretaker Health Minister of Sindh expressed concerns about robotic surgery in Jinnah Hospital

Caretaker Health Minister of Sindh expressed concerns about robotic surgery in Jinnah Hospital

Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz has expressed reservations about robotic surgery at Jinnah Hospital. Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz says that robotic gallbladder surgery is a waste of money, one surgery costs around 1500 to 2000 dollars while normal surgery costs very less. The Caretaker Health Minister said that this is a very…

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Legal action is being taken against the private hospital giving fake injections: Dr. Jamal Nasir

Legal action is being taken against the private hospital giving fake injections: Dr. Jamal Nasir

Collage courtesy of Social Media Legal action has been announced against a private hospital that administers fake injections to save the sight of diabetic patients. Caretaker Health Minister Punjab Dr. Jamal Nasir has had a telephonic conversation with ‘Jeo News’ on the issue of fake injections. He has said that the arrested accused Bilal and…

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