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HealthIslamabad

Islamabad carries out first robotic gallbladder surgery by telesurgery

The Associated Press of Pakistan called it a first for the capital while UrduPoint billed it as Pakistan's first, and neither named the hospital, surgeons or patient

HealthPunjab

Punjab healthcare commission makes uniforms mandatory for hospital staff

Doctors will wear blue, paramedical staff green and laboratory workers white coats under directives issued under Section 4(2)(o) of the PHC Act 2010

HealthPunjab

Punjab adds Rs5bn for stroke care and 15 new centres

Maryam Nawaz says the money will widen treatment beyond the province's 40 stroke centres, with heart transplants due soon at the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology.

HealthSindh

Karachi hospitals report sharp rise in flu cases as H1N1 circulates

Doctors at Aga Khan University Hospital, Civil Hospital and JPMC say daily patient loads have doubled, with about 400 influenza cases recorded at AKUH this year.

HealthIslamabad

PM orders inquiry into PIMS fire safety failures

A charge sheet says corrective action after the 6 July nursing hostel fire could have prevented the August blaze that killed 14 newborns

HealthPunjab

Punjab announces monthly Hospital of the Month award

The chief minister also ordered recruitment of 40,000 health professionals and upgrades of 300 rural health centres.

Politics

Hospitals in Pakistan told to prepare for mass casualties before PTI protest

Indian media reported the order on Monday, but Pakistani officials have not confirmed it and no hospital names were given.