by Dr Dildar Khan Very heated debate about equivalence of MSN and MSPH is going on. The issue stems from a meeting being called by the apex body of nursing in Pakistan. Proponents and openents are both nurses; experienced and highly qualified, some are seniors and some are emerging leaders. All are respectsbles and every one holds their own value in their domain. 1. As far as as MSN and MPH are considered, they are equal in terms of numbers of years, that is 18 years of education is required to get them like any other degree. Both degrees have importance in their own domains, however neither of these degrees can replace each other. 2. For running the affairs of a nursing school we need graduates having MSN or PhD in Nursing because only these are qualified for the job. 3. HEC also asks for Master or PhD in the same field for faculty positions in any subject, for example MS Phsiotherapy or PhD in Physiotherapy can be Assistant Professor or Principal in a college t...
By: Shabir Hussain Jhatial In the wake of recent amendments to the PNC (M) Act and the persistent reduction of nurses to a mere technical function, as “injecting personnel,” it is timely and necessary to revisit the towering legacy of a great nurse leader who shattered such narrow definitions - Ms. Jennifer Jehanzeba Musa, the "Queen of Balochistan." Born in Ireland as Bridget Wren, she chose the path of nursing after graduating from university, much like Florence Nightingale did. She chose a profession of care and service—a choice that would ultimately transform not only her identity but the course of her destiny. Becoming Jennifer Jehanzeba of Balochistan, Pakistan. Upon entering her nursing training, she embraced a new name, Jennifer, and with it, a new calling and transformation. In 1940, she encountered Musa Qazi in London, a philosophy student and gentleman from the distinguished Qazi family of Pishin, Balochistan. Their union proved to be a complete transformation. It ...