Pakistan Army Field Hospital which was deployed at Bhandaria, Barisal, Bangladesh for relief operations after Cyclone "Sidr" worked day and night to mitigate the suffering of the flood affected people earning goodwill for Pakistan. The Punjab Healthcare Commission has closed down 19,648 quacks’ outlets after its teams have visited over 47,000 treatment centres across the province for quackery check. Initially part of the Indian Army Medical Corps, it was born in 1947 and served since Pakistan's independence in 1947. On 6th March, Director CG&OS Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, along with senior members of his team involved in the development and dissemination of standards, held an internal meeting to rm up their comments on the Draft Punjab Reproductive Health Rights Bill. 4. pakistan medical and dental council: situations vacant - wednesday, august 28, 2019 read more ... Tender Notice: Internal Audit Service Required - Friday, August 23, 2019 Held at the PHC head office the meetings proved to be a fruitful platform for discussing areas of mutual interest. The 2nd Meeting of the National Task Force on Injection Safety On 23rd August 2019, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PHC Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad represented the Commission at the 2nd meeting of the National Task Force on Injection Safety, where he presented his comments on the ‘National Action Plan to Address Unsafe Injections in Pakistan’. Establishing "health centers" in remote locations so that all Pakistanis can reach health facilities easily. Besides their primary role in serving the Pakistan Army both in battle and in the conditions of peace, the Pakistan Army Medical Corps undertakes the following peace time activities: Before the First World War, the men of the Indian Army depended on their regimental hospitals for their medical treatment. At the meeting, the PHC was represented by Deputy Director Clinical Standards Development Dr Shahid Amin. The Punjab Healthcare Commission has sealed the Zong Baa Hospital for illegally providing healthcare services. The National Laboratory Working Group (NLWG), notied by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, including experts form all the provinces have developed a National Laboratory Policy, along with the draft National Laboratory Quality Standards (NLQS). The Army also dispatched relief to Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka after they were hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami. All Healthcare Establishments are required to implement MSDS to acquire a License to deliver healthcare services in Punjab. In 1992 there were 11,000 Blue Berets deployed around the world; by the end of the year the figure rose to 52,000. 3. Stakeholders Convene on Punjab Hospital Waste Management Rules 2014, A presentation was made to highlight and clarify the roles of key stakeholders in the management of hospital waste, in the light of Punjab Hospital Waste Management Rules, 2014, and the service delivery standards prescribed by the PHC, PHC has sealed 19,900 quackery outlets so far. On 12th December, 2019, the PHC met with office bearers of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA). With regards to this, representatives of both organizations visited the PHC office on 20th November, to discuss preliminary regulatory issues facing this joint venture. On 27th July, the PHC participated in a meeting of the DEAG, where the current situation was discussed, along with a threat assessment based on the season, implications of the weather, etc. The corps also has a secondary role of providing civil services in health, rehabilitation and disaster relief to the wider Pakistan community. This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 22:52. In the fall of 2018, the PHC was awarded the ISO 9001:2015 certification over its Quality Management System for fulfilling the requirements of the International Quality Standard Specification. Both the Pakistan Army and Navy sent ships and helicopters to assist in the tsunami relief operation. Pakistan Army provided humanitarian assistance to the community in the form of daily free medical treatment at Tubmanburg and the medical outreach initiatives in 2008. The PHC aims to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare service delivery for all Public and Private Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) including Allopaths, Homeopaths and Tibbs in the province of Punjab.