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It is also available as an online medical journal. [citation needed] The Journal of Pakistan Medical Students JPMS, [8] the Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences, an open access, peer-reviewed, online medical journal is a peer-reviewed, international journal from the students of Dow Medical College. It was started by Anis Rehman and Haris Riaz ...
Civil Hospital Karachi, officially known as Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, is a 1,900-bed tertiary care public hospital that imparts both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. [1] It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the Dow Medical College, Karachi. [2]
Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh. [2] In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly formed Dow University of Health Sciences. [3]
The college has five laboratories including the Power Lab Anatomy and Forensic Museum, Dow Animal House harboring horses, rats and mice of different type strains, rabbits, monkeys and snakes for research purposes, skill lab for undergraduates and postgraduates and Professional Development Centre for faculty development & training.
In 1949, it was renamed Jinnah Central Hospital in honor of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [6] In 1952, Dow Medical College was attached with the Jinnah Central Hospital. [2] The hospital started with 100 beds and by 1959 it had expanded to 500 beds. The Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI) was founded in 1958-59. [6]
The indoor facilities reported 1,256 indoor admissions in same year and 33,918 patients went to the thrice-a-week outpatient clinic, 16,403 dialysis sessions were performed with 16 Hemodialysis machines, 2,400 patients received lithotripsy, the laboratory carried out 111,913 tests and 4,254 surgeries. [8] [11]
The Patients' Welfare Association (PWA) is a non-political, non-governmental organization (NGO) located within Civil Hospital, Karachi run by the students of Dow Medical College, which works for the medical aid of underprivileged patients by providing a number of services free of cost. The organization depends upon its donors and volunteers for ...
In addition to health diagnostic lab facilities, Hussaini Blood Bank also organizes seminars/workshops, to mark World Health Organization (WHO) Days for public awareness, besides blood donation campaigns [3] [4] The Indus Motor Company donates PKR 200,000 annually to Husaini Haematology and Oncology Trust, a non-profit health organization. [5]