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The Dow University of Health Sciences ( DUHS) is a public medical university located in the Urban metropolitan area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded by Sir Hugh Dow, the then Governor of Sindh, in 1945. [2] Dow University of Health Sciences. The university comprises two health sciences undergraduate research institutes: Dow Medical ...
The Aga Khan University Hospital ( AKUH) in Karachi, established in 1985, is the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University's (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. Founded by the Aga Khan, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care.
Karachi University University of Karachi announced in September 2014 that it will establish its own medical college and a 100-bed hospital. The admission in the college for 100 students will be started in November 2014.
Dow International Medical College ( Urdu: ڈاؤ بین القوامی طبی کالج) is a government-owned public sector medical college in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which is recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) . Admittance is limited to 150 students per year. It is a constituent college of Dow University of Health ...
United Medical and Dental College (UMDC) (Urdu: یونائیٹڈ میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کالج) is a medical college located in Karachi, Pakistan. The college gives admission to 100 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Medicine students each year. It has three affiliated hospitals located at different location in the city.
Civil Hospital Karachi, officially known as Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, is a 1,900-bed tertiary care public hospital that imparts both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. [1] It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the Dow Medical College, Karachi. [2]
Pakistan Shipowners' College, established in 1969, is a teaching institution in Karachi. It has a purpose-built building located in Block R and S, North Nazimabad, Shahrah e Noorjahan spread over 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land. The building is surrounded with lawns, playgrounds and sport fields. It was founded by the private management but when ...
The country's health sector is also marked by urban-rural disparities in healthcare delivery and an imbalance in the health workforce, with insufficient health managers, nurses, paramedics and skilled birth attendants in the peripheral areas. [5] [6] Pakistan's gross national income per capita in 2021 was $4,990 and the total expenditure on ...