A view of Mayo Hospital in Lahore. Photo courtesy Mayo Hospital website
LAHORE: A newly formed Board of Governors has taken over the administrative and financial control of Punjab’s largest state-run teaching institute, Mayo Hospital, after electing unopposed its first chairman as provided under the Punjab Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) (Reforms)Act 2020.
The former vice chancellor of the University of Health Sciences and known paediatric surgeon, Prof Dr Mahmood Shaukat, was elected the chairman during the first meeting of the seven-member board held recently.
Under the MTI Act, the board will runall financial, administrative and other affairs of the 2,800-bed Mayo Hospital and the recently restored 150-year-old King Edward Medical College.
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LAHORE: The decision to lift ban on commercial, educational and social activities amid reports of surge in the number of new infections and deaths has entailed the risk of third wave of the novel coronavirus, particularly in the province.
The situation has turned [somewhat] worrisome in Punjab which is reporting almost 50 per cent of the country’s total infections, with around 100 per cent increase in positive cases and casualties these days.
The rising infections have prompted Punjab’s apex body of the medical and health experts to call an emergency meeting to discuss the matter.
The Corona Experts Advisory Group (CEAG) that met on Wednesday, showed serious concerns on the decision of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to re-open offices, marriage halls [completely], shrines and schools.
LAHORE: The Punjab governor on Thursday promulgated an ordinance to restore the status of the King Edward Medical College 15 years after it was upgraded as university.
The goal of the ordinance is to restore over 150-year-old historic status of the KEMC following the long-standing demands of the former and present faculty of the varsity.
In a related development, the Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education (SH&ME) department Punjab has prepared a summary for the Punjab government to seek permission to notify the institute as the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) under the MTI Reforms Act 2020. The department has also nominated/proposed names of six members in various categories to constitute the Board of Governors of the KEMC.