Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PNMC approves professional code of conduct for nurses , midwives

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PNMC) has approved a comprehensive professional code and conduct and practices for nurses, midwives LHVs and nursing auxiliaries.

This decision enhance professionalism and uphold ethical standards within the nursing and midwifery community.  The council approved the regulation and best practices regarding professional ethics committee and executive committee.

These regulations establish guidelines for maintaining competency and ethical conduct among professionals and outline the election procedures and functions of the executive committee, ensuring transparency and accountability in governance matters.

The Council also approved the regulations regarding members and academic committee; these regulations govern the appointment, responsibility and the functions of  academic committee, focused on enhancing academic standards fostering innovation in nursing and midwifery education and establishing protocols for the completion of term and removal from office. These regulations aim to maintain the integrity and effectiveness of PNMC leadership.

These regulations ensure that the council operates within legal boundaries and adheres to council’s standards, guidelines and best practices.

It also safeguards the clients, stakeholders and employees of PNMC and protect sensitive information and assets of the council and eliminate the potential risk. It also includes standards and protocols to maintain the quality of services and process of the Council.

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President for enhanced role, access of lady health workers, midwives

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  • He observed that so far lady health workers had access to 37%.
  • President was addressing the inauguration ceremony of hospital.
  • He lauded inclusion of nutrition package in BISP and Ehsas Program.

RAWALPINDI: President Dr Arif Alvi stressed upon further enhancement of effective and efficient role of lady health workers and midwives which would help reduce the pregnancy related complications.

The president observed that so far lady health workers had access to 37 percent of the population of the country which was required to be increased.

The president was addressing the inauguration ceremony of Behbud Maternal and Children Hospital.

He said that there were no two opinions that provision of education and health were the responsibility of the state and urged other stakeholders to come forward and share their responsibility in this regard as well.

The president underlined that once society and economy had flourished, the focus was diverted to public health through different mediums, including the health insurance.

Those nations excelled which had focused on the key sectors of education and health, he added.

The president also expressed his concerns over the mortality rate during the birth and said that desired steps had been taken across the globe in this regard.

The president appreciated the role of Behbud Association which had been striving for women’s empowerment, and promotion of education, health, handicrafts and culture at the national level.

The president opined that the Islamic society had accorded due significance to the role of women as they groomed the future generations.

He also mentioned the efforts of First Lady Begum Samina Alvi for women empowerment, rights of the people with disabilities and imparting of education to the out of school children.

The president lauded the passion of charity in the Pakistani nation which would be further enhanced with the active participation of different segments of society.

He said that the inclusion of nutrition package under the Benazir Income Support Programme and Ehasas Programme was a laudable step which would help overcome malnutrition issue among the children.

He also expressed his satisfaction that due to the effective breast cancer awareness campaign positive outcome had been felt as the large number of women were consulting doctors during the first stage of the disease.

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Six Senegalese midwives charged over pregnant woman’s death

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Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike

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SYDNEY: Thousands of nurses walked off the job in Australia’s largest city Sydney on Tuesday, protesting against staff shortages and pandemic-related stresses and strains. Defying a strike ban, thousands decked in scrubs and surgical masks marched on the state parliament over what they say are intolerable conditions. Throngs of nurses cheered, clapped and chanted their … Read more