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The Clinical Engagement (CE) Program – The UK Aid Fleming Fund Country Grant II, led by the remarkable team at Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN), a consortium partner of DAI, won the second annual AMR Industry Alliance award. The Second Annual Stewardship Prize was awarded by the AMR Industry Alliance, one of the world’s largest private sector coalitions tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with over 100 diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies joining forces. The Alliance promotes innovative and scalable

Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN) held “Dil Ki Baat” – a first-of-its-kind bereavement session where families of deceased patients were invited to share their experiences of losing their loved ones in the form of a story, prose, or poetry. Watching a loved one on end-of-life care or losing their life to an untreatable disease is an earth-shattering experience which leads to great emotional distress and turmoil. IHHN has made the well-being of such vulnerable caregivers and family members a

The department of Pathology and Blood Center at The Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus, conducted a first-of-its-kind Continuing Medical Education (CME) course on “The Pathology at the Heart of Cancer Management”. The CME course was CPSP-accredited and included the participation of all the sections within the Pathology department as well as the outreach campuses. These sections include Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Histopathology, Hematology, blood center, Immunology, and Chemical Pathology. The objective of the course was to discuss the recent developments in the

On December 12, 2022, Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) achieved a remarkable victory in securing a regular licensing certificate from the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC). The license signifies IHHN’s compliance in meeting SSHC’s high delivery standards in its Ambulatory, Indoor Medical & Surgical (Allied), Diagnostic and Rehabilitation services. Dr. Ahson Qavi Siddiqi, CEO of SHCC, and the SHCC leadership team attended the licensing ceremony. The senior leadership of IHHN was also present at the memorable occasion, including Dr. Abdul Bari

A continuing medical education (CME) workshop on “Safe Caesarean Section” was held at Sheikh Saeed Memorial Campus on December 8, 2022. Cesarean section is the most common surgical procedure in the obstetrics & gynecology (OB/GYN) specialty that is performed at different levels of maternity setups. Complications can lead to morbidity and mortality in otherwise young and healthy mothers. The “Safe Caesarean Section” CME workshop aimed to prevent these complications through advanced education and training. Dr. Pushpa Srichand and her team facilitated the workshop.  Dr. Pushpa

Indus Hospital & Health Network celebrated World Aids Day with HIV-positive patients and their families at the IHHN Korangi Campus, Karachi, on December 5, 2022. The event was held to equalize access and support for all current and potential HIV-positive patients by empowering them with the belief that they can live a normal stigma-free life after receiving the treatment. In attendance were 45 patients and their families, the medical staff of IHHN’s HIV program, Dr. Naseem Salahuddin – Director

Cancer is one of the major causes of death in children. Every year, around 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer worldwide. Approximately 8,000 children fall prey to this deadly disease in Pakistan and most of them succumb to death because of the lack of healthcare services. Though we have no reliable cancer data for Balochistan, approximately 14% of the children coming to The Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus come from Balochistan. While analyzing the deadly consequences of not having a pediatric