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PIMA seminar hears calls for protection laws, salary hikes, and action against hospital harassment after acid attack on Dr Mahnoor IV Report KARACHI: Citing a deteriorating and insecure work environment, medical leaders warned of a new protest movement over safety and pay at a PIMA seminar in Karachi on Saturday, demanding legal protection, workplace reforms, and salary increases for healthcare staff. The seminar titled “From Whom Should Healers Seek Healing?” was held in protest against the acid attack on Dr Mahnoor and the rising incidents of harassment faced by doctors and healthcare workers in hospitals, according to a press release. The event was presided over by PIMA Central President Dr Atif Hafeez Siddiqui and PIMA Women Wing Central President Dr Zakia Aurangzeb. Healthcare under control of capitalists   PIMA President Dr Siddiqui said the healthcare sector had come under the control of capitalists and industrialists, limiting ordinary citizens’ access to qualit...

Second phase of eDoctor programme aims to engage over 30,000 licensed but inactive women doctors through telemedicine training and virtual clinical practice. KARACHI: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched an initiative under its ongoing online training programmes to motivate and reintegrate thousands of non-practicing female doctors into the medical workforce. This development was shared by various experts associated with the scheme, including Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Jehan Ara Hassan, at a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club. The speakers noted that 60% of female medical degree holders were currently employed across the country, while another 20% were actively seeking jobs. The training programme—now in its second phase—leverages telemedicine to reach the remaining 20% of qualified female doctors who have remained inactive due to social, familial, or logistical barriers, they ad...