Jinnah Hospital Lahore — File photo Dirty and used clothes piled up after the laundry machines of Jinnah Hospital Lahore stopped. Even in operation theatres, after patients’ used gowns, sheets and other clothes piled up, disposable items were ordered, some departments started washing clothes and using them. In Jinnah Hospital, patients are forced to wear…
Dr Riaz Anwar, Health Advisor KP (file photo). Health Advisor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Riaz Anwar has said that the approval of the money needed to remove the shortage of medical equipment and medicines in the hospitals of the province has been taken from the provincial cabinet. The health adviser further said that despite the…
— File photo Secretary Health has written a letter to the Caretaker Chief Minister on the issue of shortage of medical equipment and emergency medicines in the hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the letter, there is a shortage of emergency drugs including medical equipment and anti-rabies vaccine in hospitals, 9 billion rupees are required…
Speaking in Geneva, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that Al-Khair Hospital was “one of the two hospitals that is now being raided”, while Nasser Hospital was “now basically besieged around the hospital and has no way in and out”. “I know it must be a horrible scenario on the…
—File photo Injections for CT scan are not available in major government hospitals in Karachi. Patients are injected with contrast for a CT scan. Sources say that Dow Ojha Campus, Civil and Jinnah Hospitals are not getting contrast injections, patients are being instructed to bring injections for CT scan from outside. In the market, the…
—File photo The shortage of medicines in the hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became severe. According to the document, there is a shortage of immunoglobulins, anti-rabies vaccine and emergency drugs in hospitals, and no orders have been placed for the purchase of drugs due to lack of funds. DG Health has informed the Secretary Health about…
Photo Social Media. In Spain, the ban on wearing masks in hospitals and all medical centers has been made mandatory after the increase in cases of flu and corona virus. Spanish Health Minister Monica García says masks have been made mandatory in medical centers across the country, taking steps to protect vulnerable people. Spain’s hospitals,…
Amid new reports of intensified bombing and clashes across the Strip on Wednesday, OCHA said that requests had been denied five times since 26 December to reach the Central Drug Store in Gaza city and Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya, further north. “At the same time, the continued denial of fuel delivery to water and…
Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge. They also reported that food needs remain dire across the enclave, which is impacting operations, with hungry people stopping convoys in hopes of finding something to eat. WHO Director-General Tedros…
—File photo The rush of people affected by pneumonia has increased in the hospitals of Lahore. In this regard, the head of the Provincial Public Health Lab, Dr. Hasnain Javed, while talking to Geo News, has told that there is a rush of people affected by pneumonia in the hospitals. He says that due to…
