KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesperson and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has launched Karachi’s first digital hospital in collaboration with the private sector, which will provide citizens with 24 hours free online OPD and consultancy at home.
“A data center in Sarfaraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital will also be established which will be able to predict which diseases are increasing in Karachi. This is an important development in the medical field,” the Administrator said this while addressing a ceremony to make Sarfaraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital Karachi’s first digital hospital.
On the occasion, 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 Sarfraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital Mir Solangi. , Zara Khan and others were also present.
The Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that after Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Sarfraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital is the second largest hospital under KMC. The Sarfraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital was suffering from neglect which is now being improved and in the larger interest of the public, the Find My Doctor clinic has been allowed to be established so that the citizens can benefit from this modern facility.
He said that .ore steps will be taken to improve the hospital. He said that information is the basis of anything and through the use of science and technology we can make our lives and the lives of others easier. He Digital Hospital is a joint initiative of Find My Doctor and KMC and it will also create a useful database that will show how many patients are suffering from which diseases and how their treatment status is.
Speaking at the event, Saad Siddiqui, Chief Executive Officer of Find My Doctor, said that everyone across Karachi who has a smartphone will be able to benefit from this facility. He said that setting up a digital unit at Sarfaraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital will provide online and OPD facility in the accessible areas across the city and will also help to fully reactivate the hospital.
Well-known singer and social activist Shahzad Roy said that sub-standard things are not possible in the health and education sector. He said that we have to do technology-based things. Congratulating the KMC, he said that the establishment of a digital hospital is a big step that will greatly benefit the citizens of Karachi. Shahzad Roy also assured his all possible support in connection with the project. Dr. Nadeem Asif, Mir Solangi and other speakers also addressed the event.