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PMA expresses concern over medical college fee hike

December 7, 2023 by Abid Khan

Dr Shoro said sudden increase in tuition fees poses challenges for students.
He believes increasing cost of medical education will have adverse effects.
He urged government to closely monitor and regulate tuition fee increases.

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) expresses grave concern over the unprecedented increase in fees of medical colleges in the country.

Hon. Secretary General, of Pakistan Medical Association (Centre), Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro in his statement said this sudden and intense escalation of tuition fees poses significant challenges for aspiring medical students and their families, as it significantly limits access to quality medical education.

He believes that the increasing cost of medical education will have adverse effects on the healthcare system in the long run. With higher tuition fees, only those from affluent backgrounds will be able to pursue a career in medicine, resulting in a lack of diversity and representation among medical professionals.

“This could exacerbate existing healthcare disparities, particularly in underserved areas and marginalized communities. The financial constraints may also deter medical graduates from pursuing specialties that are essential for the country’s healthcare needs, such as primary care and rural medicine” he added.

PMA recognizes the need for medical institutions to maintain financial sustainability and provide necessary resources for training future healthcare professionals. However, this should not be accomplished at the expense of depriving deserving students of the opportunity to pursue their dreams and contribute to society’s well-being.

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PMA concerned over medical colleges fee hike

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Abid Khan

PMA believes this decision will have serious consequences.
Dr Shoro said medical education is already expensive in Pakistan.
He believes fee hike should only be considered after careful analysis.

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), a representative body of doctors, has expressed concerns about the recent statement made by the Sindh Health Minister in some newspapers regarding a 50 percent increase in medical college fees.

Hon. Secretary General, Pakistan Medical Association (Centre), Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Shoro in his statement , said PMA believes that this decision will have serious consequences for medical students and their families in the province.

He said medical education is already expensive in Pakistan, and this increase in fees will make it even more difficult for students from low-income families to pursue their dream of becoming doctors. The PMA believes that this decision will further widen the gap between the rich and poor and will limit access to medical education for deserving students.

Dr Shoro points out that the quality of medical education in Pakistan is already under scrutiny, with concerns about the inadequate training of medical students and the quality of healthcare services being offered to patients. He said increase in fees without any improvement in the quality of education or healthcare facilities will only exacerbate the situation further.

He urged the Sindh government to reconsider its decision and work towards improving the quality and accessibility of medical education in the province.

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PMA expresses concern over shortage of life-saving drugs

March 16, 2023 by Abid Khan

He said production of 1300 drugs has been stopped.
Dr Shoro said health delivery system is already in shambles.
He demanded that government to take appropriate measures.

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) is very much distressed over the shortage of different medicine, especially life-saving drugs, all over Pakistan.

Hon. Secretary General, Pakistan Medical Association (Centre), Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro in his statement, said PMA has warned the government that due to closure of LCs for importing raw material for manufacturing medicine and increase in manufacturing cost can be resulted in shortage of medicine.

“Unfortunately our government has done nothing to ease the drug manufacturers, due to this pathetic attitude of the government the problems of the manufacturers continued to rise and now patients and their families are going through a dilemma due to non-availability of their required medicine” he added.

He said one can well imagine the situation from the reports recently published in section of press that production of 1300 drugs has been stopped and this number can reach up to 2500 in coming days as more companies stop production of medicines due to high costs and raw material shortages.

Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro said our health delivery system is already in shambles and shortage of medicines will take the situation from bad to worse. If the suitable measures are not taken to control the situation, eventually poor patients will suffer the most.

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PMA signs MoU with NI to address malnutrition challenges

February 8, 2023 by Abid Khan

The MoU signing Ceremony was held in Karachi.
Dr Ghafoor Shoro and Dr. Shabina Raza signed the MoU.
PMA will Support NI in implementation of nutrition awareness.

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has always raised its voice for addressing malnutrition challenges of Pakistan.

In this regard PMA and Nutrition International (NI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work jointly to support each other in efforts and interventions improving health and nutrition status of the people of Pakistan, especially focusing on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition.

The MoU signing Ceremony was held at local hotel of Karachi. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, Secretary General PMA Centre and Dr. Shabina Raza, Country Director, Nutrition International – Pakistan signed the MoU.

Senior officials of both organizations along with Ms. Zeina Sifri and Ms. Silvia Lin from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were also present on this occasion.

The primary purpose of this MoU is to mutually engage and leverage platforms and human & technical resources for advancing the cause of nutrition. Both organizations will make efforts to achieve the goals of this partnership through specific focus on the health and nutrition policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks of the Government of Pakistan.

This collaboration will focuses on promoting nutrition through awareness raising, sensitization and capacity building as envisaged and prioritized at national and provincial level evident through relevant policy/strategy documents.

The collaboration will advocate for greater political and social commitment for maternal newborn, child adolescent health & nutrition in Pakistan. It will conduct advocacy for nutrition agenda with the healthcare community, nutrition- sensitive sectors, the private sector and opinion leaders to build an enabling policy and implementation environment.

Health and nutrition related studies will also be conducted within program priorities and develop evidence-based recommendations for improving health system. National and sub-national events on different health and nutrition related topics for policy and decision makers, implementers and health practitioners and communities will also be organized.

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PMA expresses concern over warning issued by UNICEF

January 12, 2023 by Abid Khan

Dr Ghafoor Shoro said innocent children are facing waterborne diseases.
He said mostly children dying of pneumonia and other diseases.
PMA leader demanded to government to save the lives of children.

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) is very much concerned over the warning issued by the UNICEF over the plight of four million children of flood affected areas of Pakistan who are still living near contaminated and stagnant water due to which their lives and health are at risk, even after four months of the declaration of a national state of emergency.

Hon. Secretary General, Pakistan Medical Association (Centre), Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Shoro in his statement , said these innocent children are facing waterborne diseases and are mostly dying of pneumonia. According to UNICEF, the number of children suffering from severe malnutrition has been doubled as compared to 2021 and many of these children are facing life threatening condition and need treatment with ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF).

He said this bleak picture of children’s health at flood affected areas reflects the poor performance of our government.

He demanded the Government to immediately take necessary measures to save the lives and health of our Children.

Earlier, United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)urged countries to prioritize both the immediate and longer-term needs of flood-affected children in Pakistan through the provision of principled, sustained, and flexible assistance.

“To provide immediate life-saving support, UNICEF is calling for the international community to urgently provide additional humanitarian assistance, and ensure the timely release of funding to save lives before it is too late.”

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