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September 2014 Pakistan Edition DENTAL TRIBUNE 11 Continued from front page hazardous waste. He further added that sanitary workers sort out the waste manually and often disposed the waste together. He also feared that several materials like syringes and bags are reused, putting lives of millions at risk. The decade old CHK incinerator is considered outdated and in spite of it not working the hospital management is charging Re. 1 from every patient on account of hospital waste management fee. This leaves the hospital with insufficient funds for waste management. Several appeals have been made to the provincial government to provide the required funds to overcome the problem. The CHK has over 24 departments and patients’ wards, with a capacity for about 1,900 in-patients. The out-patient has a daily turnout of 4000, making this the busiest hospital in Pakistan. Several other government and privately-operated hospitals are improperly disposing their waste too. This is a criminal practice and is punishable by law. The local health and environment protection departments have failed to make any checks on the ongoing crisis. Further, no plans are in place to take corrective measures. The improper waste disposal may give rise to an increase in the prevalence of dangerous diseases like Hep B,C and even AIDS. Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Karachi Prof Muhammad Saeed Qureshi has said that a request for new incinerator has been sent to the health department and it is pending for approval. Secretary General Pakistan Medical Association, Mirza Ali Azhar, has also taken note of the situation and said that medical waste has caused environmental contamination. The government has been urged to take note of this potentially disastrous situation; and to act before it is too late. Improper hospital waste disposal Continued from front page “The letter of the NHRSC ministry to restrain the PMDC from performing its regulatory functions as an autonomous body is without any legal support. Instead, it is a contempt of court as the ministry has already told the Sindh High Court in writing that it will not interfere with the PMDC functions and decisions. The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination took notice of ‘unlawful’ meetings held by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and advised the concerned to refrain from such practices. In a letter dated August 18, 2014, the ministry pointed out that the meetings held at the PMDC, specifically mentioning the one held on 08 August since it included some of the already de-notified members. The ministry was of the view that holding any such meetings was not in line with the orders and judgments passed by various courts of the country, including those passed by Lahore High Court as well as decided by the then Chief Justice of the LHC. PMDC has become controversial after the election of its members was challenged in courts and is expected not to take any policy decisions until its legal position is clear. The ministry advised the PMDC that in view of the current legal and factual position, it was imperative that all at PMDC comply with the instructions of the Ministry already communicated to the office of the Registrar of the PMDC and ensure that no such illegal meetings were held at PMDC or under its auspices, as these would not be of any lawful consequence. With Ministry trying to make PMDC redundant, it is a matter of grave concern for students as well as their parents seeking admission to medical and dental colleges as they may end up in one of the bogus colleges and thus jeopardizing their future. It’s time that Ministry should either publish a list of fully functional and recognized colleges or take responsibility for it. PMDC can perform its regulatory functions: Registrar Pharma companies stock recover from turbulence amid protests Continued from front page The shrink was witnessed during the peak of ongoing protests in Islamabad. While the market recompensed growing back up more than 700 points, investor still remain prudent with the ongoing investments. The recent protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik's (PAT) has resulted in bearish market reaction. The market also effected the Pharma and Biotech sector in the KSE-100 index. Market experts say that the investor is preferring to stay on the sideline waiting for clarity on the political front as the protest in Islamabad continues. While the protests enters the 4th week of the blockade of the red zone in Islamabad, The pharma and biotech sector recently saw a increase in the market activity and almost companies gained stock price as well as trading volume in the market. Experts believe that the recent round of the negotiations between the government and the PTI and PAT have brought some stability to the market and hope the market to stay stable as long as door for negotiations stay open.or take responsibility for it. Continued from 8 page received much applause and appreciation from the audience. Afterwards, the official closing ceremony was held and the Chief guest on the occasion was Dr Raza Bhatti and Syed Mohsin Director NUST. After the formal addresses by Prof. Col. Azad Ali Azad (conference chairman and president of PPA), Maj. Dr. Qayyum Akhter (general secretary of the conference) and the chief guest, conference mementos and shields were presented to the chief guests, the commandant AFID and Prof. Dr. Nazia Yazdanie. Afterwards, the conference s p o n s o r s w e r e a l s o a p p r e c i a t e d a n d a representative of the platinum sponsor company Glow Pak International was given the dais to present his views on the conference. After a formal vote of thanks by the chairman of the conference, the ceremony ended with the National Anthem. PPA holds 3rd international conference Emerging Trends in Prosthodontics Continued from 6 page against an aquarium. Still under the influence of the aesthetic, the patient apparently stumbled and hit her head against the aquarium with such a tremendous force that it burst, website www.express.de has reported. A shard of glass severed the woman’s carotid artery and she subsequently bled to death within a short period. The police, who began their investigation straight away, have declared the case “a tragic accident”. Practice staff were given counselling by emergency chaplains. Anaesthetised patient falls and dies in dental practice

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