New policy to dispose of hospital waste
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmeen Rahsid has formulated a new central policy for disposing of medical waste of hospitals in Punjab. Both private and public hospitals are to be included…
Five maternity hospitals to be build in remote areas: Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Monday said that Punjab government has planned to construct five maternity modern based hospitals in rural areas of the province to help provide better healthcare…
No salaries for P&SHD engineers in ‘Naya Pakistan’
–Primary and Secondary Health Department engineers protest against non-payment of dues for past nine months –Protesters claim officials using delaying tactics while health minister is least bothered LAHORE: The engineers of Punjab Primary…
Health minister under fire for ‘re-inaugurating’ Shehbaz Sharif’s project
Hundreds of social media users have stepped up to criticise Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid for “re-inaugurating” a hepatitis filter clinic which they say was established by the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan…
Minister approves formation of special anti-narcotics task force
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Monday chaired a high-level meeting during which the constitution of a special anti-narcotics task force in the wake of growing menace of drug addiction in the…
CJP Nisar laments Punjab govt’s performance in health sector
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday came down hard on Punjab Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid over the provincial government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ performance in the health sector. A two-judge…
SC orders Punjab health minister to procure 279 ventilators within four months
–CJP says should call CM to court and get summaries approved LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a deadline of four months to Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid to obtain…
45 medical-related professions qualify for govt loans
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Sunday formally introduced another 45 medical-related professions which qualified for interest-free loans under the Punjab Health Foundation (PHF) self-support scheme. While addressing the launching…
Special anti-polio drive in ‘highly-sensitive’ districts from Nov 12
LAHORE: A special anti-polio drive in 12 “highly sensitive” districts of Punjab will commence from November 12 (Monday), as part of which more than seven million children will be administrated polio vaccine. The…
Dr Yasmin Rashid calls for more focus on rural health centres
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has emphasised on the need for a concrete and long lasting health policy and said that focus on rural health centres is crucial for Millennium Development…
PHC, Foundation Trust NHS UK to collaborate for quality assurance in health
–Health minister says govt will take every possible step to enhance capacity of Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit at Children’s Hospital Lahore LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) and Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust NHS…
Fear grips female doctors, staff at public hospitals
Following the sexual harassment of a female doctor by a janitor at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan, women doctors and staff at public hospitals across the province have become fearful and…
SZMC&H principal, MS suspended over negligence in harassment case
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Punjab Health secretary on Saturday suspended the principal and medical superintendent of Rahim Yar Khan’s Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital (SZMC&H) in light of a report submitted by a…
PTI chief to take decision for Punjab CM with consultation: Yasmin
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that PTI chief Imran Khan would take the decision for Punjab chief minister after consultation with party members. All the decisions would…
Dr Yasmin Rashid emerges as strong candidate for Punjab CM
–PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi also contacting independent candidates to gather support for his candidature for CM’s office Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has emerged as a strong candidate for…
PML-N prepares for a test of nerves in NA-125
–After change of tactics for Maryam Nawaz, NA-125 to witness a tough contest between PTI’s Dr Yasmin and PML-N’s Waheed –Long-lasting PML-N support in Mozang fades away due to internal rift, emerging tilt…
PTI’s Yasmin Rashid moves ECP against ‘irregularities’ in NA-125
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has moved the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against alleged irregularities in NA-125. Rashid had previously contested from the same constituency against former prime minister…
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