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Nursing is a major component of Pakistan's health-care system. The topic has been the subject of extensive historical studies, is as of 2009 [update] a major issue in the country, and has been the subject of much scholarly discussion amongst academics and practitioners. [ 1 ]
It was founded on March 11, 1827 as a Military hospital and School of Medicine. In 1925, the school became a part of Cairo University becoming Its Faculty of Medicine. [1] The faculty has Its own Hospital, Qasr El-Eyni Hospital, which is under the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. Faculty Campus in Cairo. Qasr Al-Ainy teaching hospital.
In 1956, An institute for Basic and Post Basic Nursing Training was established at Combined Military Hospital Lahore as School of Nursing. It was shifted to Armed Forces Medical College (Now AFPGMI) in 1959. To meet the growing need for better qualified and educated nurses, a four-year Bachelors in Nursing Degree program was started in 2005.
Recognized by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council for undergraduate & post graduate medical education. [3] Every year, the college admits 150 students on open merit via entrance exam conducted by University of Health Sciences, Lahore. [4] Accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. [5]
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu: پاکستان دانش کدہ برائے طبّی سائنس, abbreviated as PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan. [1] It is one of the region's leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers.
Aga Khan University is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan. AKU began life as a health-sciences university.
The university was founded in 1980 with funding from inside Pakistan and foreign donations from Saudi Arabia. Ismail al-Faruqi, a prominent scholar, played a significant role in its establishment. His advisory role was instrumental in laying the foundation of the university, integrating Islamic values with contemporary academic disciplines. [6]
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges.The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the country. [1]