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Govt to Spend $1 Billion to Import More COVID-19 Vaccines
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will meet today to approve the grant of $1 billion for the import of more COVID-19 vaccines during the next fiscal year.
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will meet today to approve the grant of $1 billion for the import of more COVID-19 vaccines during the next fiscal year.
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The Gambit Institute of Medical Sciences, Sindh, has so far performed 400 liver transplants, 100 corneal transplants, and 1 cochlear transplant. A bone marrow transplant is also being started today, June 21.
It should be noted that 18 bone marrow transplants will be done every month in Gums Gambat. In contrast, the Bone Marrow Transplant Center Armed Forces Hospital Rawalpindi has 13 bone marrow transplants every month, while Karachi Aga Khan Hospital has 4 cases every month. ۔
A lung transplant will also be started soon. All these facilities are absolutely free for the people of Pakistan.
It should be noted that 18 bone marrow transplants will be done every month in Gums Gambat. In contrast, the Bone Marrow Transplant Center Armed Forces Hospital Rawalpindi has 13 bone marrow transplants every month, while Karachi Aga Khan Hospital has 4 cases every month. ۔
A lung transplant will also be started soon. All these facilities are absolutely free for the people of Pakistan.
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The Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Center, a school that trains healthcare providers in the country, evolved from a small Karachi clinic decades ago.
After the National Assembly authorized establishment of a Basic Medical Sciences Institute at Jinnah Central Hospital in 1954, the United States offered support for the effort. In 1957-1965, the United States provided funding for the construction of facilities, faculty training, and curriculum development.
During these years, 40 American experts worked at the institute improving programs, and 40 JPMC teachersہ received advanced training in the United States. Photo credit: JPMC archives
After the National Assembly authorized establishment of a Basic Medical Sciences Institute at Jinnah Central Hospital in 1954, the United States offered support for the effort. In 1957-1965, the United States provided funding for the construction of facilities, faculty training, and curriculum development.
During these years, 40 American experts worked at the institute improving programs, and 40 JPMC teachersہ received advanced training in the United States. Photo credit: JPMC archives
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Rs2bn released to begin free liver transplants, improve SSP package for tribals
Ashfaq Yusufzai
July 4, 2021
The officials said the flagship SSP programme of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been replicated in 36 districts of Punjab and parts of Sindh and Balochistan.
PESHAWAR: The health department has released Rs2 billion funds to the Sehat Sahulat Programme to begin free liver transplants in the province and increase the entitlement of the people of tribal districts to treatment from Rs720,000 per family to Rs1 million in the financial year 2021-22.
The officials told Dawn that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, which had spent Rs9.392 billion on the free treatment of 478,973 residents since 2016, recently included liver transplants in the SSP to benefit the people with damaged liver.
They said at the start of the current financial year 2021-22, the government had allocated Rs21 billion to extend free services to 7.49 million families in the province.
The officials said the amount included Rs1 billion for an increase in the treatment package of the residents of tribal districts to Rs1 million per family like the other people of the province.
They said the programme had covered the treatment of major diseases since Jan.
They said a summary regarding the inclusion of liver transplant in the programme was being vetted by the law department and once the exercise was over, the summary would be placed before the cabinet for approval.
The officials said the chief minister had already issued directives for the purpose.
They said allocation of funds for liver transplants during the new fiscal year showed that the facility would become part of the SSP soon.
The officials said they expected that liver transplants would cost Rs3-5 million each.
They said the facility was available in private health facilities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other cities and not in Peshawar’s.
The officials said if liver transplants weren’t available to the people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it’s not an issue at all as the SSP has empanelled around 500 hospitals in all provinces, where patients could be sent for the cashless surgical procedure.
They said the SSP was extended to the province’s entire population in Nov 2020 and there had been an increase in the number of admissions since then.
The officials said 253,701 patients received free treatment from Feb 1, 2016, to Oct 1, 2016, when the programme covered 51 per cent and 69 per cent population, respectively.
They said the programme had benefitted 225,272 patients from Nov 2020 when it was extended to the entire province until June 30, 2021.
The officials said the flagship programme of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been replicated in 36 districts of Punjab and parts of Sindh and Balochistan and was likely to include OPD patients for free medication.
They said the programme offered free diagnosis and treatment to the hospitalised patients only but talks were under way with the German government to pioneer the OPD project in four districts.
The officials said the German government had agreed to spend 9.4 million Euros over a period of two years to provide free treatment to the visitors to OPDs in Malakand, Mardan, Kohat and Chitral districts.
They said the government in collaboration with Germany had begun the programme in those districts in 2015 for hospitalised patients under which three per cent population was provided with free treatment.
The officials said the initiative proved very successful in the provision of free services to the patients, so the government began the SSP and began providing free health services to 51 per cent people in Aug 2016 and later extended them to 69 per cent population.
Published in Dawn, July 4th, 2021
Ashfaq Yusufzai
July 4, 2021
The officials said the flagship SSP programme of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been replicated in 36 districts of Punjab and parts of Sindh and Balochistan.
PESHAWAR: The health department has released Rs2 billion funds to the Sehat Sahulat Programme to begin free liver transplants in the province and increase the entitlement of the people of tribal districts to treatment from Rs720,000 per family to Rs1 million in the financial year 2021-22.
The officials told Dawn that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, which had spent Rs9.392 billion on the free treatment of 478,973 residents since 2016, recently included liver transplants in the SSP to benefit the people with damaged liver.
They said at the start of the current financial year 2021-22, the government had allocated Rs21 billion to extend free services to 7.49 million families in the province.
The officials said the amount included Rs1 billion for an increase in the treatment package of the residents of tribal districts to Rs1 million per family like the other people of the province.
They said the programme had covered the treatment of major diseases since Jan.
The officials said around 10 kidney transplants had so far been carried out at the cost of Rs1.4 million per patient.
They said a summary regarding the inclusion of liver transplant in the programme was being vetted by the law department and once the exercise was over, the summary would be placed before the cabinet for approval.
The officials said the chief minister had already issued directives for the purpose.
They said allocation of funds for liver transplants during the new fiscal year showed that the facility would become part of the SSP soon.
The officials said they expected that liver transplants would cost Rs3-5 million each.
They said the facility was available in private health facilities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other cities and not in Peshawar’s.
The officials said if liver transplants weren’t available to the people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it’s not an issue at all as the SSP has empanelled around 500 hospitals in all provinces, where patients could be sent for the cashless surgical procedure.
They said the SSP was extended to the province’s entire population in Nov 2020 and there had been an increase in the number of admissions since then.
The officials said 253,701 patients received free treatment from Feb 1, 2016, to Oct 1, 2016, when the programme covered 51 per cent and 69 per cent population, respectively.
They said the programme had benefitted 225,272 patients from Nov 2020 when it was extended to the entire province until June 30, 2021.
The officials said the flagship programme of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been replicated in 36 districts of Punjab and parts of Sindh and Balochistan and was likely to include OPD patients for free medication.
They said the programme offered free diagnosis and treatment to the hospitalised patients only but talks were under way with the German government to pioneer the OPD project in four districts.
The officials said the German government had agreed to spend 9.4 million Euros over a period of two years to provide free treatment to the visitors to OPDs in Malakand, Mardan, Kohat and Chitral districts.
They said the government in collaboration with Germany had begun the programme in those districts in 2015 for hospitalised patients under which three per cent population was provided with free treatment.
The officials said the initiative proved very successful in the provision of free services to the patients, so the government began the SSP and began providing free health services to 51 per cent people in Aug 2016 and later extended them to 69 per cent population.
Published in Dawn, July 4th, 2021
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Cuba has offered to establish a centre for vaccine production in Pakistan which can be used for both indigenous use and exports, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Tuesday.
Ambassador of Cuba Zener Javier Caro Gonzalez floated the proposal during his meeting with Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz, the statement added.
The development comes days after Cuba approved its home-grown Abdala vaccine for emergency use, the first Latin American coronavirus jab to reach this stage and a possible lifeline for a region trying to battle a killer pandemic with modest means.
The country's CECMED health regulator gave the go-ahead on Friday after Abdala's makers last month announced the vaccine candidate was more than 92 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 disease after three doses.
Cuba is working on five coronavirus vaccines, and in May started immunising its population using two of them — Abdala and Soberana 2 — even before they received approval.
In today’s meeting, both sides also discussed the measures taken by their respective governments to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shibli Faraz emphasised the need for enhancing cooperation between the two countries in various fields especially science and technology.
He highlighted that both countries can benefit from the experiences of each other in agriculture, water conservation and biotechnology.
The minister also appreciated the Cuban medical scholarships offered to Pakistani students.
Ambassador of Cuba Zener Javier Caro Gonzalez floated the proposal during his meeting with Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz, the statement added.
The development comes days after Cuba approved its home-grown Abdala vaccine for emergency use, the first Latin American coronavirus jab to reach this stage and a possible lifeline for a region trying to battle a killer pandemic with modest means.
The country's CECMED health regulator gave the go-ahead on Friday after Abdala's makers last month announced the vaccine candidate was more than 92 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 disease after three doses.
Cuba is working on five coronavirus vaccines, and in May started immunising its population using two of them — Abdala and Soberana 2 — even before they received approval.
In today’s meeting, both sides also discussed the measures taken by their respective governments to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shibli Faraz emphasised the need for enhancing cooperation between the two countries in various fields especially science and technology.
He highlighted that both countries can benefit from the experiences of each other in agriculture, water conservation and biotechnology.
The minister also appreciated the Cuban medical scholarships offered to Pakistani students.
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Rawalpindi’s largest children’s eye hospital, with a capacity of treating 150,000 children annually, has opened its doors to patients.
AlShifa Children’s Eye Hospital was built for Rs.1 billion.
The initiative was created to make it easier for patients and their families and increase efficiency and provide high-quality health care. It was completed on time with a one-billion-rupee investment. It will be able to serve 500 OPD patients each day, according to Brig. (Retired) Rizwan Asgar, Executive Director Al-Shifa Trust.
He told the media that, in addition to caring for 500 OPD patients, doctors could undertake fifty complex surgeries in a single day. In terms of capacity, Rizwan Asgar said that this would be the largest hospital in Asia. It was finished under the direction of Major General (Retired) Rehmat Khan, the trust’s president.
He stated that we would provide the greatest care and therapies for children while also playing a key role in research, for which benefactors and funders are grateful.
AlShifa Children’s Eye Hospital was built for Rs.1 billion.
The initiative was created to make it easier for patients and their families and increase efficiency and provide high-quality health care. It was completed on time with a one-billion-rupee investment. It will be able to serve 500 OPD patients each day, according to Brig. (Retired) Rizwan Asgar, Executive Director Al-Shifa Trust.
He told the media that, in addition to caring for 500 OPD patients, doctors could undertake fifty complex surgeries in a single day. In terms of capacity, Rizwan Asgar said that this would be the largest hospital in Asia. It was finished under the direction of Major General (Retired) Rehmat Khan, the trust’s president.
He stated that we would provide the greatest care and therapies for children while also playing a key role in research, for which benefactors and funders are grateful.
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"The Karachi SKMT construction is going according to schedule and is all set to open inshaAllah by Dec next year. This will be twice as big as the Lahore SKMT and will be equipped with state of the art equipment." PM Imran Khan.
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Al-Shifa Trust establishes eye hospital in Chakwal gets operational
Despite serious challenges in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Al-Shifa Trust has completed an eye hospital in Chakwal at a cost of Rs 250 million.
The newly built hospital is equipped with the latest facilities and has a capacity of providing treatment to 250 outdoor patients (ODP) per day, said Major General (r) Rehmat Khan, President Al-Shifa Trust. The president said that the construction site spans over 18 kanals of land while the construction has been completed in two years and the hospital has been operational.
He said that the hospital has the capacity of conducting 50 surgeries per day and has four clinics along with male and female wards. The deserving people will get quality eye care services free of cost while expenses would be met through donations.
Despite serious challenges in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Al-Shifa Trust has completed an eye hospital in Chakwal at a cost of Rs 250 million.
The newly built hospital is equipped with the latest facilities and has a capacity of providing treatment to 250 outdoor patients (ODP) per day, said Major General (r) Rehmat Khan, President Al-Shifa Trust. The president said that the construction site spans over 18 kanals of land while the construction has been completed in two years and the hospital has been operational.
He said that the hospital has the capacity of conducting 50 surgeries per day and has four clinics along with male and female wards. The deserving people will get quality eye care services free of cost while expenses would be met through donations.
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PM urges people to donate generously for SKMCH Peshawar
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Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) in Peshawar on Friday where he inaugurated the newly established operating room suite and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In a series of tweets, the prime minister said that he was delighted to visit the SKMCH in Peshawar to inaugurate the newly completed operating room suite and ICU.
Imran Khan said that the opening of these state-of-the-art facilities at the hospital marks the completion of the final phase in the commissioning of SKMCH Peshawar which had opened in 2015 thus equipping the hospital with diagnostic and treatment facilities for cancer under one roof.
He added that this means SKMCH&RC Peshawar now offers all diagnostic and treatment facilities for cancer under one roof for people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, and northern Pakistan.
The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore was opened in 1994. Since over 30% of all patients seen in Lahore came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan, we decided to establish Peshawar SKMCH, he said.
Imran Khan also appealed to the hospital’s supporters and donors to donate generously so that the two existing hospitals can continue to treat an ever-increasing number of cancer patients free of charge; and so as to allow the new hospital in Karachi to open its doors to patients in December 2023 as planned.
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August 06, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) in Peshawar on Friday where he inaugurated the newly established operating room suite and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In a series of tweets, the prime minister said that he was delighted to visit the SKMCH in Peshawar to inaugurate the newly completed operating room suite and ICU.
Imran Khan said that the opening of these state-of-the-art facilities at the hospital marks the completion of the final phase in the commissioning of SKMCH Peshawar which had opened in 2015 thus equipping the hospital with diagnostic and treatment facilities for cancer under one roof.
He added that this means SKMCH&RC Peshawar now offers all diagnostic and treatment facilities for cancer under one roof for people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, and northern Pakistan.
The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore was opened in 1994. Since over 30% of all patients seen in Lahore came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan, we decided to establish Peshawar SKMCH, he said.
Imran Khan also appealed to the hospital’s supporters and donors to donate generously so that the two existing hospitals can continue to treat an ever-increasing number of cancer patients free of charge; and so as to allow the new hospital in Karachi to open its doors to patients in December 2023 as planned.
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China has listed Pakistan as its priority as Beijing pledged $100 million to COVAX -- a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines -- for distributing vaccines to developing countries, said China's Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Tuesday.
Pakistan has so far received 5.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine and 2.4 million doses of AstraZeneca along with over 100,000 doses of Pfizer as part of the COVAX effort.
In a tweet, envoy Nong shared that the first batch of vaccines provided to COVAX by Beijing is being shipped to Pakistan, which has been 'put' as China's priority. "Our commitment: making vaccines a global public good, and put Pakistan as our priority," the ambassador wrote on his Twitter handle.
Pakistan has so far received 5.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine and 2.4 million doses of AstraZeneca along with over 100,000 doses of Pfizer as part of the COVAX effort.
In a tweet, envoy Nong shared that the first batch of vaccines provided to COVAX by Beijing is being shipped to Pakistan, which has been 'put' as China's priority. "Our commitment: making vaccines a global public good, and put Pakistan as our priority," the ambassador wrote on his Twitter handle.
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Everyone wants to test their vaccine in Pakistan. And the Pakistani government is naively gobbling it all up.
