20.03.2020
Karachi After destroying the most developed countries’ healthcare systems and killing thousands of patients, the Coronavirus pandemic has hit the borders of Pakistan. Pakistan’s healthcare system is still in a state where a lot yet to be desired. However, Government of Pakistan, and especially Government of Sindh is very actively and tirelessly working to nip it in the bud.
A struggling healthcare system, increased footfall at hospitals from panicked citizens, overworked healthcare providers, looming shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and fake news with little regard for public safety are some of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic is leading to in Sindh. DAWN
13.03.2020
Karachi The Global Health Directorate (GHD) is one of the eight directorates within the Indus Health Network (IHN). GHD oversees public health programs across the country, including TB, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, surgical conditions, and mental health programs.
The Sindh government has released Rs300 million to the Indus Health Network (IHN) for the procurement of at least 50 ventilators for the health facilities in Sindh, of which at least 10 would be installed in a special health facility in the outskirts of Karachi where coronavirus patients would be admitted for treatment, The News has learnt. THE NEWS
10.03.2020
With concerns about the provincial health department’s capacity to deal with a widespread coronavirus outbreak, the Sindh government has decided to hand over charge of ‘isolation facilities’ set up for coronavirus patients in the provincial capital to private hospitals. EXPRESS TRIBUNE
05.03.2020
I have tasked the Indus Hospital with looking after all of the coronavirus issues, from conducting tests and keeping the suspects in isolation to providing them with treatment, and my government has given them a grant of Rs100 million to purchase kits and other necessary equipment,” CM Sindh Said. THE NEWS
03.03.2020
Badin The management of the DHQ Hospital, Badin, kicks off a tree plantation drive. The hospital is being managed by the Indus Health Network under a public-private partnership with the Government of Sindh. The tree plantation was an attempt to recognize the growing environmental concerns and climatic changes around the globe.
The health department official maintained that the confirmed patients of coronavirus would be shifted from different hospitals including Indus Hospital, Dow University Hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Civil Hospital and Lyari General Hospital in the fully-equipped ambulances of the Aman Foundation. DAILY TIMES