Category Archives: HealthCare Institutions

Janbai Maternity Home

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Amin H. Karim MD

Janbai Kassum Valli Khoja Ismailia Maternity Home By  Dr. Sohail Ansari  The total number of the Ismailis in Karachi around 1920 was about five thousands. The Imam hired one midwife in 1920. The average birth per month was 17 in … Continue reading →

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Jinnah Hospital Karachi.

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Amin H. Karim MD

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) started in 1930 in Medical Corps Hospital, meant for medical aid to military personnel exclusively. In 1942 it was re-named as the British General Hospital and remained as such till 1947; a 100 bedded hospital … Continue reading →

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Two Karachi Ladies With a Mission

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Amin H. Karim MD

TWO KARACHI LADIES AND A MAN WITH A MISSION: Earlier this year I was driving down Mission Road. I saw the name of old Civil Hospital Karachi had changed to DR. RUTH K.M. PFAU CIVIL HOSPITAL KARACHI. A short distance … Continue reading →

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