State-of-the-art radiotherapy unit to establish in Children’s Hospital Lahore by Punjab Health department for treatment of children suffering from cancer.
State-of-the-art radiotherapy unit to establish in Children’s Hospital Lahore by Punjab Health department for treatment of children suffering from cancer.
Punjab Health Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi made the decision while presiding over a meeting at the Children’s Hospital here on Saturday.
The secretary reviewed measures for treatment of children suffering from cancer during the meeting.
He said a summary would be sent to the government to establish a radiotherapy unit in the Children’s Hospital Lahore.
Vice Chancellor University Of Child Health Sciences Professor Dr Masood Sadiq has been instructed to prepare a summary for the establishment of a radiotherapy Unit. After the approval from the government, modern machinery would also be purchased for the unit, he added.
MD Children’s Hospital Professor Dr Muhammad Saleem, Additional Secretary Development Department Specialized Healthcare and Medical education Agha Nabil, Dr Mehwish Faizan, Head of Cancer Department,and faculty members participated.
The Concept of the Children’s Hospital & the institute of Child Health, Lahore was presented in the annual meeting of Pakistan Paediatric Association in 1984, foundation stone was laid down in 1990, OPD Block was operationalized in May, 1995 and emergency services were started in October, 1996.
The hospital provides a wide range of services both inpatient and outpatient, with full backup of diagnostic services. The Institute of
Child Health is providing post graduate training to very large number of doctors in multiple disciplines as well as conducting research projects. The institute also encompasses the School of Nursing and the School of Allied Health Sciences.
The Children Hospital & the Institute of Child Health Lahore offers versatile services and treatment of Oncology. Oncology is a specialized medical field. The medical specialists in this field are known as “cancer doctors”, “cancer specialists”, or “oncologists”, who are responsible for screening, diagnosing and treatment of various forms of cancers.
Oncologists of the The Children Hospital & the Institute of Child Health Lahore are both nationally and internationally accredited. The oncologists in The Children Hospital & the Institute of Child Health Lahore treat the patients with great respect, care and with utmost safety to ensure the best treatment results.
Originally published at Urdu Point