'Surgical Week,' begins at Mirpur AJK Div. Teaching Hospital

Under the spirit of capacity building of the medical crew from lower to bottom, besides encouraging an important role in improving medical facilities and promoting modern surgery not only in the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur but also in the entire region

MIRPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Apr, 2026) Under the spirit of capacity building of the medical crew from lower to bottom, besides encouraging an important role in improving medical facilities and promoting modern surgery not only in the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur but also in the entire region,

“Surgical Week” began at Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur, which will continue till April 17, it was officially said.

Renowned urologists, general surgeons, and ENT surgeons from Pakistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir are participating in the Surgical Week under the patronage of Professor Dr. Faisal Bashir, Principal of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Medical Superintendent Dr. Ijaz Ahmed, being hosted for the first time at the Mirpur Divisional Teaching Hospital, the State Health Services Department sources told APP here on Tuesday.

"Besides renowned master trainer Professor Dr. Motin Sharif from the UK, who holds a prominent position in the field of robotic surgery at the global level, is also serving as Director of Medics Across Continents. In addition, Professor Dr. Momin from the UK and Professor Dr. Haroon (ENT consultant), the Chairman of IMRA, are also participating in the event," the sources said.

It may be noted that IMRA has completed about 200 free procedures in Pakistan so far, the cost of which per patient is about Rs 25 to 30 lakhs. These expert surgeons are not only performing modern and complex surgeries but are also paying special attention to the practical training of PG trainee doctors and house officers, which is providing the best opportunity for young doctors to learn and improve their skills.

In this regard, this event is proving to be a major educational and professional development.

The sources underlined that adding organizing Chairman Professor Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Raja is playing a key role in organizing the Surgical Week, while the entire team, including laparoscopic surgeons Dr. Gohar Latif Kallis, Professor Dr. Nadeem, Dr. Ahmed Naeem Kiani, and Dr. Ammar Bashir, are busy making this event a success with great effort and dedication.

Medical Superintendent DHQ hospital Dr. Ijaz Ahmed, while addressing the inaugural session, thanked all the national and international doctors and NGOs who provided the opportunity to the host institution and gave the doctors here a valuable opportunity to learn. He also expressed his special gratitude to the principal, Ms. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Prof. Dr. Faisal Bashir, for their full support at the institutional level. Furthermore, the medical superintendent also expressed his special gratitude to the local community, with whose cooperation the renovation of the operation theatre (OT) was completed in just two weeks, which made this major event possible.

The medical superintendent commended the efforts of the entire team, expressing the hope that this surgical week will play an important role in improving medical facilities and promoting modern surgery not only in the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur but also in the entire region, he added.

APP/ahr/378