KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation launched Karachi's first digital hospital in collaboration with private sector, which will provide citizens with 24 hours free online OPD and consultancy at home. "A data centre in Sarfaraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital will be established to predict which diseases are increasing in Karachi.

This is an important development in medical field'" Addressing ceremony at Hospital Administrator Murtaza Wahab said after Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Sarfraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital is second largest hospital under KMC. He said that more steps will be taken to improve Hospital. He said that use of science and technology is vital as we can make our lives easier. Digital Hospital is joint initiative of Find My Doctor and KMC and it will also create useful database that will show how many patients are suffering from which disease and how their treatment status is.

Chief Executive Officer and founder of Find My Doctor Saad Siddiqui, renowned singer and social worker Shehzad Roy, Principal KMDC Dr. Nargis Anjum, Madam Conveen, senior Director Medical Services Dr. Nadeem Asif, Medical Superintendent Hospital Mir Solangi, Zara Khan and others were also present. Saad Siddiqui said that everyone across Karachi who has a smartphone will be able to benefit from this facility.

Shahzad Roy said that sub-standard things are not possible in health and education sector. He said that we have to do technology-based things. Roy assured his all possible support in connection with project.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 21 2022

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