Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Sohail University, Medicare Cardiac & General Hospital believes in empowering women. We believe in cultural diversity where every individual achievement is celebrated. To empower women Sohail University and its constituent institutions shared messages on 8th March 2020 through different social media platforms in which almost all the staff has participated but due to COVID-19 the celebration was cancelled. 8-March-2020
Year 2019, witnessed a very large number of Polio cases in Pakistan. Polio Eradication is every body’s duty. All of us have to play our role, was said by Professor Dr. S.M. Inkisar Ali. Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, arranged a Polio awareness program on 6th March 2020 for staff in collaboration with EPI Sindh. The audience consisted of faculty doctors, paramedics,nursing staff and non-medical employees from all the departments in order to enhance the awareness on community level. 6-March-2020
Department of ENT,conducted two days ENT Camp on 6th March 2020 at Jinnah Medical College Hospital to facilitate free check-up for hearing impaired patients. More than 100 visitors visited the camp and were provided with a Free Medical facility. 6-March-2020
The common flu kills 60 times more people annually than Coronavirus, only 2% of cases have reported deaths was said by Dr. Rizwan Ali in a workshop on Coronavirus (Covid-19) which was held on 11th March 2020. Professor, Dr. Ajeet Kumar & Dr. Rizwan Qurban Ali Khawaja, Department of Medicine, were the speaker of the event who provided valuable information on COVID-19. Large number of Doctors, Medical students, Nursing Department and Medicare staff attended the workshop. While receiving Q&A’s from audience about precautionary measures, Dr. Ajeet said, people should wash hand with soap for at least 20 seconds and sneezing into flexed elbow is the best practice. Furthermore he added that only 2% of cases have reported death and most of these deaths were associated with weaker immune system. 11-March-2020
