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Revolutionizing Contraceptive Care: AMAN’s World Contraceptive Day Event with Leading Experts

by Shabbir Hussain Jhatial  Association for Mothers  And Newborns (AMAN) celebrated World Contraceptive Day at  Move n Pick Ballroom on 26/09/24. This "accredited event contained  2-Credit CME on "How to use WHO MEC Wheel" facilitated by  Professor Sadia Paul, Professor Razia Korejo, Dr. Luna Vellozo and others. It was participated by Medical, Nursing & Midwifery professionals across Metropolitan City. The Association of Newborns took collaborative initiative by integrating Midwifery Association(MAP) and Nursing Midwifery Leaders from DUHS & Colleges of Nursing. The other presentations included, " Myths & Misconception about Family Planning Method", and " The Best Contraceptive Methods" Along with renowned Midwifery leaders Ms. Rubina Shar & Ms. Zubeda Bhutto,  the NICH Nursing College rising leader Ms. Shabana Wazir, Ms. Sumera Sardar and Ms Shakeela Laghari represented the Midwifery Association of Pakistan. Expressing their views Nur...

ریبیز: علامات ظاہر ہونے کے بعد موت 100٪ یقینی

Photo courtesy of World Health Organization  دنیا کی قدیم ترین بیماریوں میں سے ایک کا خاتمہ کرنے کے لیے ہمارے پاس ویکسینز، دوائیں، آلات اور ٹیکنالوجیز موجود ہیں۔ مل کر ہم ریبیز کو ختم کر سکتے ہیں! اگر آپ کا کوئی عزیز ریبیز کی علامات ظاہر کر رہا ہو اور موت 100% یقینی ہو، تو یہ خبر دل دہلا دینے والی اور انتہائی تکلیف دہ ہوگی۔ آپ خود کو بے بس اور پریشان محسوس کریں گے، کیونکہ آپ کے پاس کوئی راستہ نہیں ہوگا کہ آپ انہیں بچا سکیں۔ یہ خیال کہ آپ کا کوئی پیارا اس لاعلاج بیماری سے گزر رہا ہے، دل کو چیر دینے والا ہوگا۔ آپ غم، خوف، اور دکھ کے گہرے سمندر میں ڈوب جائیں گے۔ ایک بار جب وائرس مرکزی اعصابی نظام کو متاثر کر لیتا ہے اور طبی علامات ظاہر ہو جاتی ہیں، تو ریبیز سے موت 100٪ یقینی ہے۔  ریبیز 150 سے زائد ممالک میں ایک سنگین صحت کا مسئلہ ہے، جو زیادہ تر ایشیا اور افریقہ میں پائی جاتی ہے۔ یہ ایک وائرل، زونوٹک بیماری ہے جو سالانہ ہزاروں اموات کا سبب بنتی ہے، جن میں 40% بچے 15 سال سے کم عمر کے ہوتے ہیں۔ کتے کے کاٹنے اور پنجے مارنے کے واقعات 99% انسانی ریبیز کیسز کا سبب بنتے ہیں، اور ان کو ک...

Advocacy in Action: Rescuing PNMC from the Brink of Collapse

by Shabbir Hussain Jhatial  The best representation yet. The logic, the articulation, and the wisdom—all matchless.    Dr. Raisa Gul, Ms Yasmeen Saggu, Ms. Zahida, and all leaders in the protest across  the provinces deserve admiration for their selfless endeavors.   Let us all play our multidimensional roles: the roles of advocacy, leaders  struggling in popular movements on the roads, think tanks, and above all, the role of narrative builders. Integrating all these efforts into a full-fledged movement will make success inevitable.   Let us extend our "Save the Council" Movement, i.e., the "Survival of PNMC Movement," to find out the root causes of PNMC's crises over the years and solve the chronic issues that have weakened the council, making it vulnerable to losing its identity.  Let us not compromise. Let us not hide the dirty truths of the existing PNMC scandals that we know too well but are reluctant to  speak about. This cove...

BREAKING NEWS: MAP President Raises Alarm on AHPC-PN&MC Merger with Senate Leadership

Islamabad (Senate of Pakistan Corridors) : Ms. Rafat Jan, President of Midwifery Association of Pakistan while her visit of Senate of Pakistan icame across with Chairman Senate & Ex PM Pakistan Mr. Yousif Raza Gilani in the corridors of Senate. MAP President took a bold step and introduced herself. She successfully sought attention of the Chairman towards the impending merger plan of AHPC with PN&MC terming it as an unnatural and incompatible move with serious repercussions ahead.  The Chairman Senate heard her concerns and affirmed that in the upcoming scheduled meeting with leaders he will take formal stock of the situation and will play his part in institutional building rather than disintegration.  It is worth mentioning that Grand Alliance against the Merger of AHPC leader Ms. Raisa Gul - the recipient of the State Award Pride of Performance - has already requested chairman Senate for representation to voice serious implications of the proposed merger decision....

Fact Check: Nursing and Paramedic Councils are NOT merging Globally

A post circulating on social media in Pakistan claims that several countries have a single regulatory body for nurses, midwives, and paramedics. However, the reality is more complex and varies from country to country. Many countries maintain separate councils for these professions to safeguard their professional identities and uphold high standards of care.     In most cases, separate regulatory bodies ensure that each profession receives the specialized attention it needs, enhancing the overall quality of healthcare.  Merging these bodies could dilute professional standards, as the requirements and scopes of practice differ greatly between these fields.     Examples:   Australia   Although the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) oversees several health boards, nursing, midwifery, and paramedics are regulated by distinct boards—the Nursing and Midwifery Board and the Paramedicine Board—maintaining their autonomy...

Unprecedented Unity: How Nursing Leaders Defending Our Identity in Crisis

Though the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PN&MC) has been facing unending crises for years, but the merger with Allied Health Professionals (AHPC) rose as an existential threat to our identity. Responding to this major threat our renowned leaders Dr. Raisa Gul and Dr. Rafat Jan took the initiative and united all stakeholders at PN&MC Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by PNMC President Farzana Zulifqar and spearheaded by Dr. Raisa with one-point-agenda.  It was attended by the Joint Secretary of the Ministry, DGNs, Controllers, Members of PNMC, Federation/Association Heads from across Pakistan & AJK-GB, and some Deans/Professors of Nursing who joined online. Thanks to our Leaders-in-Crisis for adopting a participatory approach and successfully drafting consensus documents and the modus operandi for the future course to retain PNMC as Exclusive Body of Nurses & Midwives.   Unprecedented Unity.  Throughout my career I never observed such sobe...

پاکستان میں تاریخ رقم: مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا کی پہلی تاریخی میٹنگ کی میزبانی پاکستان میں

از شبیر حسین جھتیال  مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا (MAA) نے اپنی پہلی اسٹریٹیجک ڈائریکشنز میٹنگ اسلام آباد میں منعقد کی، جس کی میزبانی آغا خان یونیورسٹی اسکول آف نرسنگ اینڈ مڈوائفری (AKU-SONAM) اور مڈوائفری ایسوسی ایشن آف پاکستان (MAP) نے کی۔ ڈین AKU-SONAM ڈاکٹر سلیمہ والانی نے ابتدائی سیشن میں مہمان خصوصی کے طور پر خطاب کیا، جبکہ ڈاکٹر رفعت جان، ایسوسی ایٹ ڈین آؤٹ ریچ اینڈ پالیسی AKU-SONAM اور صدر MAP، نے اس جنوبی جنوبی تعاون کے اقدام کی تین روزہ مشاورتی سیشن کی قیادت کی۔ اس اسٹریٹیجک میٹنگ نے دس رکن ممالک کے مڈوائفری رہنماؤں کو اکٹھا کیا: افغانستان، بحرین، بنگلہ دیش، متحدہ عرب امارات، انڈونیشیا، اسلامی جمہوریہ ایران، نیپال، پاکستان، فلپائن، یمن، اور بحرین کی سپریم کونسل اور خلیج تعاون کونسل (GCC) کے نمائندے۔ اس کثیر القومی اقدام کا مقصد ایشیائی تناظر میں مڈوائفری کو فروغ دینا تھا، جس کے لیے رکن ممالک کے مڈوائفری رہنماؤں کے درمیان جنوبی جنوبی تعاون کو فروغ دیا گیا۔ اس ٹرینڈ سیٹنگ میٹنگ نے مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا کی اسٹریٹیجک ڈائریکشنز کا ابتدائی مسودہ تیار کیا، جس میں مذکورہ ممالک کے مڈ...

Asia's First Strategic Meeting Makes History: Midwifery Leaders Unite in Islamabad

By Shabbir Hussain Jhatial The Midwives Alliance of Asia (MAA)  holds its first-ever Strategic Directions Meeting in Islamabad under hosting of Aga Khan University School of Nursing & Midwifery (AKU-SONAM) and Midwifery Association of Pakistan(MAP). Dean AKU-SONAM  Dr. Salimah Walani, spoke as Guest of Honor in preliminary session while  Dr. Rafat Jan, Associate Dean of Outreach & Policy at AKU-SONAM and President of the MAP , led this South to South  initiative  in three-day-long consultative session. This Strategic Meeting brought together midwifery leaders from ten member countries : the Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,  UAE, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Yemen and a representative from Bahrain's Supreme Council and GCC countries of Middle East. The goal of the multi-national initiative was aimed to advance Midwifery across the Asian  context by fostering South to South collaboration among member states'...

نرسنگ مڈویفری کے قومی رہنماٶں نے نرسنگ کونسل کے انضمام کے خلاف جدوجہد کے لیے گرینڈ الائنس بنالیا

 الاٸیڈ کونسل (پیرامیڈکس) کے مجوزہ غیر ضروری اور غیر فطری انضمام پر سینیر رہنما رنجیدہ ۔ ھر سطح پر  مقدمہ لڑنے کا عزم .  از ۔۔۔۔۔ شبیر حسین جھتیال ۔۔۔۔۔ پاکستان بھر کی یونیورسٹیوں کی  نرسنگ،ڈینز, اساتذہ اور نرسنگ مڈواٸیف فیڈریشنز کے رہنمائوں نے وفاقی حکومت کی طرف سے راٸیٹ ساٸیزنگ اور سادگی مہم کے نام پر پاکستان نرسنگ اینڈ مڈوائفری کونسل (PNMC) کی الائیڈ ہیلتھ پروفیشنل کونسل (AHPC) کے ساتھ غیر ضروری انضمام  پر انتہائی مایوسی کا اظہار کیا۔ شعبہ نرسنگ کے سینیر منتظمین, اسکالرز اور نرس مڈویفری لیڈرشپ نے کہا کہ کیونکہ کونسلز خودمختار ادارے ہوتے ہیں جنہیں کوٸی حکومتی  کھاتوں سے فنڈز نہہیں ملتے اس لیے خودمختار کاٶنسلز اپنے معمول کے معاملات کو  اپنے طرف سے جمع ہونے والی آمدنی کے ذریعے چلاتے ہیں۔  انہونے مزید بتایا  کہ نرسنگ کاٶنسلز کے ملازمین کی تعداد بہت ہی  کم ہے اور الاٸیڈ ھیلتھ پروفیشنلز الاٸنس تو بنے ابھی سال بھی مشکل سے ہوا ہے۔  اسلیے وفاقی حکومت کی سادگی مہم کی دونوں وجوہات یعنی "بجٹ پر مالی بوجھ اور زیادہ ملازم"  اس حوالے سے نر...

Press Release: Nursing Midwifery Stakeholders Across Pakistan Make Grand Alliance against Merger of their Council

Press Release The national Icons, Deans, Federations Leaders across Pakistan expressed extreme dismay over proposed merger of Pakistan Nursing & Midwifery Council(PNMC) with Allied Health Professional Council(AHPC) in the name of the rightsizing move of the Federal Government. The academia and clinical leaders across the country expressed strong resentment against the uncalled for merger since Councils do not get funds from government kitties but manage their routine buisness through self-generated revenues. Further their employees are a few, thus both reasons i.e "financial burden on budget and over employment" quoted reasons for rightsizing do not apply on both Councils.  The leaders constituted "Grand Alliance Against Merger of Nurse-Midwifery Council (GAAM)" led by Dr. Rafat Jan, Associate Dean Nursing AKU, & President Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP), Professor Raisa Gul, Dean of Nursing Shafa-TMU, Recipient State Award of Pride of Performance ...

Health Dept.Sindh-RMNCH & Pathfinders- BHF - US-AID Initiative: 14-Community Midwife's Schools to be Digitalized

By: Shabir Hussain Jhatial Principal.Korangi-CON Sindh Pathfinders-led initiative "Building Healthy Families (BHF)" held 1-Day Seminar aimed to sensitize and seek approval to modernise Teaching Learning Methodologies in Sindh's CMW Schools in liaison with Regional Maternal Neonatal Child Health(RMNCH),  Directorate of Nursing Sindh, SNEB & Midwifery Association of Pakistan with the support of US-Agency for International Development (US-AID) .  The organizers  of one day session held at Marriot Hotel's Dampukht Hall, Dr. Khalid Memon, Deputy DG R-MNCH, Dr.Farhana Memon, Program Director R-MNCH revealed that  though all sister provinces had abodoned CMW program terming it ineffective and unutilized product but thanks to Minister Health Dr. Azra Fazal unwavering support for development of the Midwifery workforce that it still continues under R-MNCH administration as a success story.  Dr. Khalid Memon told that almost 3000 CMWs trained at their 26 CMW Schools ar...

Whoever saves a single life is as if he has saved the entire humanity

By Shabir Hussain Jhatial Ex Director Nursing Sindh . Many lives are lost due to delayed response to natural disasters or man made catastrophies, accidents before they even reach the hospitals. The uncertainity for life and health is caused by changing life styles, unsafe industrialization, pandemics and the ever changing environmental degradation. Many people in our beloved country lose their hardly earned resources for the treatment or become disabled or suffer from irreparable damages.  Numerous studies and field observations indicate that if such victims receive timely medical assistance, many lives could be saved, and many could be spared from permanent disability and other socio economic and psychological losses. Keeping these avoidable losses in mind, the Provincial Health Minister has encouraged various First Aid entities such as1122 and PSLP (Pakistan Life Savers Program) who have been promoting the teaching of life-saving skills to volunteers in the capital city, Karac...

کالج آف نرسنگ کورنگی کا زریں اصول ”جسنے ایک بھی شخص کی زندگی بچاٸی اسنے گویا سارے انسانوں کی جان بچالی”

by Shabbir Hussain Jatial   ماحولیاتی تغیر سے آنے والی قدرتی آفات اور حادثات کا شکار ھوکر وطنٍ عزیز کے کٸی افراد ہسپتالوں تک پہنچتے پہنچتے اپنی زندگیاں گنوا بیٹھتے یا معذور ھوکر ناقابل تلافی نقصانات کا شکار ہوجاتے ہیں۔ کٸی ایک تحقیقاقات اور مشادھدات سے ثابت ہوا ہے کہ اگر ناگہانی آفات کے شکار ایسےافراد کو بروقت طبی امداد مل جاۓ تو کتنی ہی جانیں بچ جاتی ہیں یا وہ مسقل معذوری سے بچ جاتے ہیں۔   اسی بات کو مدٍ نظر رکھتے ہوے صوباٸی وزیرٍ صحت نے ذاتی دلچسپی پر دارالحکومت کراچی میں 1122 اور PSLP نے رضاکاروں کو زندگی بچانے والی مہارتوں سکھانے کو سراہتی رہی ہیں ۔ اس مہم شروع کرنے کا مقصد ایسے تربیت یافتہ رضاکاروں کی کثیر تعداد بنانا ہے جو فور طبی امداد پہنچانے کی مہارتوں کی تربیت دیکر موقع حادثات اور آفات پر متاثر لوگوں کی فوری مدد کرسکیں اور زندگی بچانے کے عمل میں شریک ھوکر قومی خدمت سر انجام دے سکیں۔  اس عظیم مہم کا متحرک حصہ بننے کے لیے کورنگی کالج آف نرسنگ نے اپنے تقریباً 260 طلباء کو فوری طبی مہارتیں سکھانے کی تربیتی سیشنز شروع کر رکھے ہیں۔  اسی سلسلے میں پ...

Strategic Consultative Process Strengthening Midwifery in Sindh

By: Shabir Hussain Jhatial  On the initiatives taken by FIC "the Federal Govt MoNHS&C (FIC) & "Health Dept Govt of Sindh" in liaison with "UNFPA" & "MAP" held a consultative meeting on "Strengthening Midwifery in Sindh" on war footings. Director Nursing "Ms. Najma Mangi & Deputy DNS Ms Fakhrunissa " from the Health Department and the top nursing leadership including National and Global Stakeholders; "UNFPA" consultant "Dr. Zahra Ladhani" , Midwifery Association "MAP President Dr. "Rafat" Jan" participated along with their delegations. In connection with earlier meetings held "across provinces" and at "Federal Level" some feasible proposals were floated and agreed upon by the participants to move foward to central body through provnces. Besides many agreement reached in earlier sessions following a few were deliberated: 1. For the strengthening of the ...

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The Pakistan Nursing Council ( now called the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council or PN&MC ) has introduced internship guidelines 2021 for undergraduate nursing students who have completed four years of college. The internship program must be completed in a PNC recognized hospital, which will offer PNC-specified clinical experiences. During this program, students will have a combination of practical and theoretical experiences that will enable them to acquire competency and experience to perform as an independent nurse. Successful completion of the internship period will result in an internship certificate, and students will be eligible to appear in the licensing examination.  Below are some frequently asked questions and answers from these guidelines. What is the nursing internship program in Pakistan? The nursing internship program is a one-year program for nursing students in Pakistan, which is taken after the successful completion of a four-year undergraduate...

SOPs for Managing Nurses’ Monthly Duty Roster Manually

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Managing Nurses’ Duty Roster Version 3 (January 2019) Developed By: Khalil Ahmed Head Nurse, CCU, IH, PIMS, Islamabad Description: The purpose of developing these SOPs was to create uniformity and clarity in the policies regarding nurses’ duty roster. This document has brought the already practised rule into written form. The first version of the SOPs was introduced in Emergency and Accident Center, PIMS in 2014.  Further improvements have been brought in the subsequent versions. Constructive feedback would be appreciated. A sample duty roster which incorporates some of these rules is attached. SOPs Rationales 1.        Days off available in a month: 1.1.     Weekly off: A nurse will be eligible to avail weekly days off equal to the number of Sundays in a month. Because every Sunday is an official day off, therefore, all nurses are eli...