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Sr. Registrar – Psychiatry

Reproductive and Sexual Health is a topic often left undiscussed in many communities. Ziauddin College of Nursing initiated a Reproductive Health E-Book and held a session on it by Dr. Raffat Jan. The session focused on preventing reproductive diseases, boosting economic gains and achieving Millennium Development Goals. The session took place on 25th of November and was attended by faculty members of ZCON and staff nurses working at Obstetric and Gynaecology ward at Dr. Ziauddin Hospital. Dr. Aijaz Fatima – a founding member of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital – also graced the event with her presence as chief guest.

In spirit of World Children’s Day, Ziauddin College of Nursing wanted to appreciate and celebrate the world’s future. Students of BSN Year III, under the guidance of Ms Daizi Jafer, Ms Dilshad and Miss Alia Nasir, organized a small and special celebration including games, skits and snacks to symbolize the importance of children and how vital it is to protect our future which is in the hands of these young minds. This event was held on the 20th of November and was enjoyed by everyone involved.

College of Rehabilitation Sciences

For representing Ziauddin University College of Nursing (ZCON), Miss Alia Nasir, Principle ZCON was invited as a key note speaker for the 18th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium (SKCS) that was held on November 1-3, 2019 in Lahore which was the Annual Scientific Symposium.

College of Languages, Literature and Culture, at Ziauddin University, held its First Language and Literature Seminar in collaboration with Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) entitled, Language Planning and Policy: Global Perspectives, Local Realities.

Ziauddin College of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (ZCSLHS) organised a hands-on training workshop for Speech Language Therapists in Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) which aim to enhance the realm of our services across Pakistan.

ZCOMS’ student, Maryam Qureshi’s documentary, “Black Water”, won Best Documentary award along with a cash prize of Rs. 100,000 at DICE-CAM 2019.

World Mental Health Day is organized by the World Federation for Mental Health
This year’s Day is supported by WHO, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and United for Global Mental Health.

To advance the profession of midwifery globally by promoting autonomous midwives as the most appropriate caregivers for childbearing women Regional Midwifery Summit was organized at Karachi from 09-10th October 2019.this Summit was organized by Midwifery Association of Pakistan along with WHO and UNFPA. From Ziauddin University College of nursing three faculties were the members of Task force and scientific committee.