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Mortality rate rising in CMCH neonatology ward

By M.B. Kalhoro

LARKANA, July 30: The understaffed neonatology unit of the Chandka Medical College Hospital has to cope with three times the number of patients it can handle at a time, leading to an increase in the number of deaths.

The overcrowding “has increased the mortality ratio”, CMCH medical superintendent Dr Zulfikar Siyal said, but hastened to add that “it is less than that of the National Institute at Child Health, Karachi”.

Only one staff nurse, helped by two trainee nurses, has to take care of a large number of patients usually accompanied by several attendants which add to the congestion, said Dr Hassan Chandio, a resident medical officer.

He also attributed the increase in mortality rate to the large number of patients and said that a new 10-bed neonatology unit would become operational in a couple of days.

A visit to the hospital at around 2pm last Thursday showed patients and attendants were braving power outages. One main problem faced by the hospital is that patients are usually brought to this tertiary medical facility almost in terminal stage, he said.

According to standard procedures, one nurse is required for five patients, but in the neonatology only one staff nurse was caring for 30 to 34 newborns, he said.

Under these circumstances, 55 per cent of the children had to be granted leave against medical advice, sources said.

The admission to the neonatology ward, more than its capacity, had in creased the risk of infection among the babies, said a doctor on duty.

Women relatives, in an attempt to remain close to their children, usually throng the main door of the unit, thereby leading to congestion and suffocation, he said.

There is only one small airconditioner in the unit and other airconditioners in the building have been out of order for years. The matter had been brought to the notice of medical superintendent of the CMCH, Dr Zulfikar Siyal, said the RMO.

The main children’s hospital of the CMC consists of six units with 72 beds but at present two patients had to be accommodated on each bed, which increases the risk of infection, he said.

The medical superintendent said that 42 posts of staff nurses had been vacant in the hospital for years. He had talked to the secretary of health to help overcome the shortage of staff but he said that recruitment had to be made through the Sindh Public Service Commission, he said. Under these condi tions “we are helpless”, he said.

The MS dismissed a perception that he retained all powers to himself and said that he had fully authorised the additional medical superintendent to act independently and RMOs concerned were working independently.

“We are trying to get our 40 per cent share from the self-finance scheme funds running into millions of rupees, which are kept with the Chandka Medical College to purchase 500 KV generator,” said the MS.

Source: Dawn Newspaper

** Congratulations Farhan **

FARHAN ALI PHULPOTO, student of final year Batch#32 at Chandka Medical College Larkana, has qualified CSS 2008. He has been allocated in FOREIGN SERVICES OF PAKISTAN.

I feel immense pleasure to congratulate him on his stellar success and pray for his glittery life ahead.

WELL-WISHERS:
Dr Aijaz Ali Soomro
Dr Majid Mahar
Dr Ihsan Mahar
Dr Fayyaz Mastoi
Dr Saleem Mahar

Body to upgrade Sindh hospitals visits Larkana

LARKANA, July 14: A committee constituted on the directive of President Asif Zardari to assess the immediate needs of Peoples Medical College Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana and its affiliated hospitals and finalise the proposals to bring them at par with the international reputable institutions, arrived here on Tuesday. Professor Naushad Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of Liaquat University of Medical Sciences Jamshoro, heads the committee while Professor Sikandar Shaikh, vice chancellor of SBBMU Larkana, Professor Azam Yuosfani, pro-vice chancellor of (LUMS) and Dr Khalid Shaikh, deputy secretary health, are its members.

The committee, after visiting Nawabshah Medical Colleges and its affiliated hospitals on Monday, held marathon sessions with the managers of SBBMU Larkana CMCH on Tuesday.

Talking to ‘Dawn’, Professor Naushad, said that the committee had minutely studied and assessed the requirements of medical institutions on multiple angles in Larkana and Nawabshah. He said that the committee would submit its findings and recommendations both for short term and long term plans till July 15 to the provincial health department for onward transmission to the President of Pakistan. He said under short-term plan Rs one billion would be released for each institution to undertake urgent upgradation and uplift. All the proposals, under the tag of short –term, would be materialised within one year’s time.

Under long-term projects, the federal government would allocate Rs 9billion each for both districts’ health institutions and colleges. He disclosed that a 1200-bed hospital with modern medical facilities would be established in Larkana and Nawabshah with particular uplift of the newly-established Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana. He admitted that medical institutions in Larkana and Nawabshah were facing severe understaffing. We are in dire need of skilled, trained and well -qualified professors to overcome the teaching faculty’s issue, he said adding that highly qualified doctors were available in the market and they would be approached to join SBBMU Larkana and upcoming Medical University in Nawabshah.

He said that shortage and non-availability of essential equipments was another problem that both medical institutions and the hospitals affiliated with them were facing. He said that it was decided to prepare the plans to avoid duplication and pointed towards his productive meeting with the Vice Chancellor of SBBMU Larkana Professor Sikandar Shaikh.

He said that team has stressed on early establishment of Bone marrow transplantation, renal transplantation, advanced blood diseases, open heart surgery, neuro-surgery, skin diseases departments in Larkana and Nawabshah. He said that this would be pilot project which would be expanded to other parts of the country with sole aim of providing updated medical facilities to the ailing humanity. Responding to a question, he said SBBMU Larkana would begin recruitment to meet its immediate requirements.

Source: Dawn Newspaper

*** Ph.D for Chandkians in Malaysia ***

Opportunity  to  study  in  foreign  countries  has  been  a  blessing  for  the  poor  people  of  Pakistan  in  particular  those  of  rural  areas.

Former  Associate  Professor  of  Jurisprudence  &  Forensic  Medicine  at  NMC Nawabshah  Prof.  Dr Shafi  Muhammad  Shah  Nizamani, who  now  works  as  an  Associate  Professor  of  Forensic  Pathology  at  University  Technology  Mara  Malaysia,  has  extended  his  helping  hand  to  graduates  of  Chandka  Medical  College  Larkana for advanced studies in Malaysia.

He  has  offered  that  he  would  guide  and  help  chandkians  who  are  enthusiastic  for  getting  admission  in  Ph.D  in  Malaysia.

A  few  days  back   he  happened  to  read  my  blog  article  “Chandka’s  Environment  and  Hope”  where  he  left  his  comment  as  follows:

Dr. Shafi Muhammad Nizamani, on July 13th, 2009 at 3:31 PM said:

Soomra sb,U r doing great job for chandkians .I am working in Malaysia if any one is interested to get admession in PhD in Malaysia I can guide and help him .You may not be knowing me but I am from 1st batch so I know how it (CMC) started but situation is not good.regards to all chandkians.
Dr.Nizamani S.M

Click here to view the post & comment

All  interested  chandkians  are  suggested  to  personally  communicate   with  Prof.  Dr  Nizamani  through  his  email  address:

shafinizamani@hotmail.com

I’m  grateful  to  honorable  Prof.  Dr  Shafi  Muhammad  Nizamani  on  behalf  of  all  Chandkians  for  taking  this  incredible  initiative  and  rendering  such  great  service  to  his  motherland  while  staying  abroad.

All  chandkians  who’re  in  search  of  Ph.D  programmes  like  that  in  Malaysia  must  make  the  most  of  this  golden  opportunity  to  make  future  bright.

Good Luck Chandkians!!

Principal and Vice Principal replaced by VC SBBMU

Larkana July 11: Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical university Prof. Surgeon Sikandar Ali Shaikh on third day of his joining has replaced newly appointed principal Prof. Dr Amanullah Jokhio and vice principal Prof. Dr Hakim Ali Abro by Prof. Dr Asadullah Mahar and Prof. Surgeon Sher Muhammad Shaikh respectively.

Dawn has more…
CMC PRINCIPAL TRANSFERRED
LARKANA, July 11: Principal Dr Ammanullah Jokhio of Chandka Medical College has been transferred and asked to report to the health secretary.

Speaking at a press conference, Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SBBMU) Professor Sikandar Ali Shaikh said appointment of Dr Jokhio had been against the recommendations of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.

Professor Assadullah Mahar, principal of Ghulam Muhammed Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, has been transferred and posted as new principal of Chandka Medical College and Professor of pharmacology M. Ashraf Memon has been made the new principal of Mehar medical college.

Source: Dawn Newspaper

Prof. Surgeon Sikandar Shaikh assumed Charge as 1st VC of SBBMU

Professor Surgeon Sikandar Ali Shaikh has assumed the charge as first Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana on Thursday. It is worthwhile to mention that the government had upgraded the Chandka Medical College Larkana and had also given it a new name as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University. After the upgradation Dr Sikandar Ali Shaikh was appointed as first VC of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University.

Source: Daily Regional Times Online Newspaper

Glimpses of Celebration

PROFILE: Prof. Amanullah Jokhio, New Principal CMC

Name & Surname:………………….DR. AMANULLAH JOKHIO
Fathers Name: …………………….GHULAM-MULLAH JOKHIO
Date of Birth:………………………..01-01-1957
Qualification:……………………….. MBBS
Post Qualification:…………………. D.S.S
Designation:………………………….PRINCIPAL & PROFESSOR
Pay Scale:……………………………BPS-20
PMDC Registration:………………….6433-S
Department:…………………………SURGICAL UNIT-II
Joined Govt. Service:………………30-05-1990
D/O Joining CMC:……………………30-05-1990
Postal Address:……………………. JOKHIA STREET ALI GOHAR ABAD LARKANA
Clinic Address:…………………….. HYDER COMPLEX LADIES JAIL
ROAD LARKANA
Time of Clinic:………………………4.00PM TO 9.00PM
Mobile No……………………………0300-3411412
Phone No. (Res):…………………..074-4041479
Phone No. (Clinic):…………………074-4044085

Source: CMC website

Change in Top CMC Administration

Larkana, 8 July: Prof. Amanullah Jokhio as principal and Dr Hakim Ali Abro as vice principal, took charges as new administrators of Chandka Medical College Larkana last week.

On retirement of Prof. Sikandar Ali Shaikh as principal of the institute on 31 May 2009, the post remained vacant for a week or so and the then vice principal Dr Sikandar Ali Mughal assumed responsibilities of principal temporarily for the time the chair was vacant.

After few days we heard that the vice principal was promoted to the designation of principal permanently where he was seen discharging his duties.

Later on, it became evident that major reshuffling had to take place. As a result Principal Dr Sikandar Ali Mughal was pushed to step down and return to vice pricipal’s office but he preferred resignation and resigned on June 30 as principal and transfered his charges to Prof. Amanullah Jokhio on July 1.

Meanwhile Prof. Sher Muhammad Shaikh was also offered for the designations but he simply refused.

Vacant vice principal’s seat was then filled by Dr. Hakim Ali Abro who took charges as vice principal on 3rd July 2009.

Particles’ Journey Towards Intricacy

Everything existent is nothing but charged particles, i.e. electrons, protons, neutrons(neutral), etc.
Particles live together in an atom. So do atoms, they constitute molecule. They shift loyalities in a chemical reaction like politicians when they happen to come in contact with mighty group as human lives in a family of a community of a nation and behaves like a charged particle.

From a molecule of H2 in Sun to that of DNA in a cell of human body, charged particles want to live together to better quality of existence and for being mutually commensals to perform simple to very complicated functions. Something having process of patterned stimulation of specific group of neurons in a specific pathway enables it and all its partners to be superior to everything else due to having ability of exploitation of other beings, yes, the human cortex. The charged particles in human cortex play with each other in a complicated way to make other particles behave favorably, be they in the body or outside else where.

The charged particles in non-living things and living things are exactly same. But in living things they are partners with others to perform highly complicated functions. For example, the charged particles in H2 molecule of hydrogen gas in Sun fuse with charged particles of another similar molecule to yield energy, and the charged particles in neurons of human cortex perform function of thinking, future planning and goal achievement. It seems that the charged particles in living things perform the most complicated functions. It also denotes that life is a result of intricacy of charged particles. Life is complicated.

If Darwin’s theory of evolution is true then I wonder how hard the charged particles have striven to achieve such a chemistry.

Don’t forget, the particles are also invading beyond universe. The invasion may be much like Alexander the great’s, to stop somewhere and retreat according to one viewpoint.

The journey towards intricacy is endless.