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The Misk Global Forum was held in Riyadh from the 12th-14th November, 2019. It serves to bring together young leaders, creators and thinkers together with established global innovators to explore, experience and experiment with ways to address the global challenges of the World. →

World Hearing Day is an advocacy event celebrated on 3 March each year. The aim of this day is to raise awareness regarding hearing loss, and to promote ear and hearing care at national and community levels across the world. Every year, this day addresses a specific theme, and to reflect this, activities are carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners. →

Karachi, Pakistan November 4, 2019 The 51st International Society of Pediatric Oncology Congress held in Lyon, France. The four-day congress was held from October 23 – 26, 2019. This year the theme was ‘no child should die of cancer’. The annual congress is meant for the healthcare providers and it offers a platform for people working in the Pediatric Oncology field. Shenila Anwaral; Rehana Punjwani; Bashir Ahmed; Sarah Junaid; and Shehzad Kanji abstracts were selected for oral presentation. However, Rehana Punjwani and Shenila

LONDON, Apr 23 (APP): A delegation of the Indus Health Network (IHN) led by its founder, Dr. Abdul Bari called on Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) here on Monday and discussed various key initiatives undertaken by their organization for the provision of better health services in Pakistan. The delegation was accompanied by Sajjad Karim MEP, who also supports the network. →

Since April 2018, Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology is being used for identifying Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses on every single donor in addition to CLIA which was already being performed. Thus fulfilling FDA (USA) requirement for donor screening.

Dr. Nida Ilyas Shamsi, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Indus Health Network (IHN) participated in the 14th annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation (ICCEC). She shared her experience of establishing a Clinical Ethics Committee at the Indus Hospital (TIH), Karachi in the context of its unique placement in Pakistan’s healthcare system. Her abstract’s title was “Translating Clinical Ethics in Trenches: Experiences from a Developing Country”. She spoke about the need of initiating a committee in relation to the values of

Dr Lokman Saim performs cochlear implant surgeries Prof Dato’ Dr Lokman Saim, Vice Chancellor cum Dean School of Medicine KPJ Healthcare University College, Malaysia recently visited Indus Hospital to perform cochlear implant surgeries and train the cochlear implant surgery team lead by Dr Asif Ali Arian, ENT Consultant and Surgeon at Indus Hospital. During his visits in September and October Dr. Lokman performed 12 cochlear implant surgeries on patients from ages 2 to 15

‘Over 50 per cent of women trying to conceive can get pregnant within two years’ said Dr Feraz Rahman, while explaining the procedure to the treatment of uterine fibroid embolization. →

Islamabad, November 15, 2018: Pakistan’s premier health services institution, The Indus Health Network (IHN) has collaborated with the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination (MONHSRC) and hosted the Stakeholder Engagement Conference for National Vision for Surgical Care (NVSC) 2025 today at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. →

The University of Manitoba has selected Pakistan’s Indus Hospital for Clinical Trials.  An agreement to this effect was signed between the University of Manitoba and The Indus Hospital (TIH), Pakistan this week. →