The state of health care & quality of heath professionals in Pakistan

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KARACHI: Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechoho on Thursday ordered Dow University of Health Sciences to conduct competency tests of Grade 19 and 20 health officers.

The tests are being conducted to maximise the level of competency and provide maximum health facilities to the people of Sindh. “The main objective of the test is to put the right person on the right seat,” Minister Pechoho said.

High achievers will be given administrative posts in various hospitals and 11 vertical programs in the province.

According to Dow University of Health Sciences, the last competency test was conducted on December 1 in which 112 candidates appeared out of 191. The result of the competency test was below 60 per cent.

Dr Masood Ahmed scored 78 out of 150 in the test which is 53 per cent of total marks, Dr Shafique Ahmed scored 52 per cent while Dr Shahid Ansari achieved 51 per cent of the total marks.

There is no minimum criteria for passing or failing the exams with the lowest numbers being 23 out of 150 being received by Dr Hazora Sheikh while Dr Anwer Ali Abro scored 28 marks in the exam.

However, the no benchmark policy has health experts divided who say competency for various seats cannot be judged through the tests.

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Lady doctor accidentally opens fire on her patient

As per details, the lady doctor identified as Hina Manzoor had kept the pistol in her purse during duty hours and it suddenly fired when she tried to take it out, hitting the patient Asia Bibi in the arm. The lady doctor rushed the injured patient to Sheikhupura Hospital in her own car.

Later, the family of the injured patient also confirmed the incident however, the hospital administration has refused to provide CCTV footage to the journalists.

In a separate incident, a woman earlier accidentally shot herself dead while cleaning the pistol of her husband in Gujranwala district of the Punjab province.

According to police, the woman was allegedly cleaning the pistol of her husband when it allegedly went off, resulting in her death.

The body was shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities as police cordoned off the area to collect pieces of evidence. “We are investigating the incident from all angles,” the police said.

Prior to this, another man died after he accidentally shot himself while trying to clean his gun in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar block 11 area.

According to police, the 30-year-old man accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun at his home. Two people were also injured in the incident.

Lady doctor accidentally opens fire on her patient

SAFDARABAD: In a bizarre incident, lady doctor accidentally opened fire on her patient at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Safdarabad, Sheikhupura, ARY

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Shahbash, so now doctors have weapons too

 

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Lady doctor accidentally opens fire on her patient

As per details, the lady doctor identified as Hina Manzoor had kept the pistol in her purse during duty hours and it suddenly fired when she tried to take it out, hitting the patient Asia Bibi in the arm. The lady doctor rushed the injured patient to Sheikhupura Hospital in her own car.

Later, the family of the injured patient also confirmed the incident however, the hospital administration has refused to provide CCTV footage to the journalists.

In a separate incident, a woman earlier accidentally shot herself dead while cleaning the pistol of her husband in Gujranwala district of the Punjab province.

According to police, the woman was allegedly cleaning the pistol of her husband when it allegedly went off, resulting in her death.

The body was shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities as police cordoned off the area to collect pieces of evidence. “We are investigating the incident from all angles,” the police said.

Prior to this, another man died after he accidentally shot himself while trying to clean his gun in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar block 11 area.

According to police, the 30-year-old man accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun at his home. Two people were also injured in the incident.

Lady doctor accidentally opens fire on her patient

SAFDARABAD: In a bizarre incident, lady doctor accidentally opened fire on her patient at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Safdarabad, Sheikhupura, ARY

arynews.tv

I wonder if that lady had a license and any training to use that weapon.

 

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I wonder if that lady had a license and any training to use that weapon.

Not sure whether she had license or not but she has done the training part on her patient for sure.

 

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Budget 2024-25: Charitable, welfare hospitals to be taxed

The federal government proposed to remove the sales tax exemption under the sixth schedule on supplies to charitable hospitals in the Finance Bill 2024-25, ARY News reported on Thursday.

According to the details, the Finance Bill proposed by the federal government eliminated the entry number 166 of the Sixth Schedule of S.T.A. 1990, imposing a 18 percent sales tax on supplies to the welfare healthcare sector.

This new tax policy applies to all supplies of charitable hospitals with 50 beds and above, as well as 200-bed welfare hospitals for the purpose of teaching have to pay 18 percent of sales tax.

The imposition of an 18 percent of sales tax extends to a range of medical supplies and equipment – including vaccines, testing kits, tubes, medical gloves, and masks – used by these institutions.

Similarly, the surgical instruments, operation equipment and machinery parts used in the charitable and welfare hospitals are now subject to the 18 percent of sales tax.

The decision to impose tax on welfare and charitable hospitals may significantly contribute to increase the operational costs of healthcare and medical treatment in Pakistan.

Budget 2024-25: Charitable, welfare hospitals to be taxed

ISLAMABAD: The federal government proposed to remove the sales tax exemption under the sixth schedule on supplies to charitable hospitals in the Finance

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Jinnah Hospital sacks 168 employees from their jobs

As per details, the affected employees were initially hired on a three-month contract during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The list of terminated employees includes 33 sweepers, 36 nurses, 27 ward boys, and 18 security guards.

According to the hospital’s Executive Director, the decision was made due to financial constraints, and all affected employees will be relieved of their duties from July 1.

The employees urged the administration, that the hospital is already facing staffing shortages and that they should not be sacked.

Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah approved additional budget for Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) apart from increasing the seats of graduates (PGs) to cater to its growing needs.

The chief minister granted the approval during his meeting with the , who called on him here at CM House.

Executive Director of JPMC Prof Dr Shahid Rasool gave a detailed briefing to the chief minister and said that the JPMC was a 16-bed hospital and now it has become 2200-hospital but there was an acute shortage of doctors.

Sindh CM keeping in view the requirement of the doctors approved additional positions/seats of Prost Graduates (PGs) by 200. After the approval of new 200 PG seats, the number of PGs reached 953.

Jinnah Hospital sacks 168 employees from their jobs

KARACHI: In a shocking move, Jinnah Hospital Karachi has sacked 168 employees from their jobs due to a shortage of funds, ARY News reported. As per

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