Tag: #Hospitals
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Dengue Fever: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds as dengue fever cases rise across the country. As a result of a lack of beds, hospitals in Punjab, particularly in Lahore, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are refusing to accept new dengue virus patients, even though the virus is spreading across the country. In Punjab’s hospitals, beds…
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For establishment of Welfare Hospitals, The devised plan must be completed
LAHORE, Mar 18 (APP): Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani said that for the establishment of Punjab Police Welfare Hospitals to provide medical treatment facilities to officers and personnel, the devised plan should be completed as soon as possible. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting on construction of Punjab Police Welfare Hospitals…
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Usman Buzdar approves construction of mother and childcare hospitals
LAHORE, Feb 25 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday approved the construction of mother & childcare hospitals in Attock, Layyah, Rajanpur, Bahawalnagar and Sialkot with an amount of Rs 28 billion. He was chairing a meeting here to review progress on health projects at his office. Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, the chairman P&D, secretaries…
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Police hospital and dispensary in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP): Police hospital and dispensary in Islamabad would be equipped on modern lines and latest equipment to be provided there. It was stated by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman during his visit to hospital and dispensary at police line headquarters. Along with senior police officials, he visited the…
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Hospital Admission Rates Quadruple in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Jan 10 (APP): The hospital admissions rate quadrupled in the first two months of Health Card Plus, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health, and Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra said on Sunday. He said that the hospital admission rate has quadrupled in the two months since the launch of Health Card Plus. According to the details,…
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Hospitals Under Enormous Pressure due to Corona
Lisbon, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): Portugal’s government acknowledged Wednesday that hospitals were under “enormous pressure” from the coronavirus, as health authorities reported a record 10,000 new cases in 24 hours in the country of 10 million people. Meanwhile, the country’s conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa entered isolation less than three weeks ahead of his re-election…
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Tokyo Hospitals Struggling to Keep up With Corona Patients
Tokyo, Dec 17 (AFP/APP): Tokyo’s hospitals are struggling to provide routine care because of a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, officials warned Thursday as new infections in the Japanese capital hit another record high. The city, which is preparing to host the virus-postponed Olympics next summer, raised its alert level for pressure on medical services…
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Athens hospitals preparing ‘for the worst’ with virus second wave
Athens, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Athens hospitals are monitoring a surge in virus cases in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki and preparing “for the worst” as they expect an overflow of cases, director of a top Athens hospital told AFP. In Thessaloniki, only four percent of beds remain vacant in intensive care units and that figure is just…
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Greece Shuts Down All Schools as Hospitals are Overwhelmed
Greece has shut down all schools as hospitals are overwhelmed.
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US hospitals again under pressure with Covid on the rise
Washington, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):After several weeks of rapidly rising coronavirus cases, hospitals around the United States are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic. On Tuesday a record 61,964 people were hospitalized with Covid-19 across the country, marking the first time the case tally passed the 60,000…