Peshawar burns centre to train medics from Asian countries.

PESHAWAR -- The Burn and Plastic Surgery Centre at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, has decided to launch fellowship programme to impart training to medics from Asian countries in trauma management due to its vast experience of coping with the victims of terrorism.

Prof Tahmeedullah, the director of the centre, told Dawn that the decision was made in a meeting of Asian Federation of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (APRAS).

He said that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding during a five-day conference in Japan according to which surgeons from the member countries would be imparted training to enhance their skills.

Prof Tahmeed, who is also president of Pakistan Association of Plastic Surgeons (PAPS), said that it was agreed upon in the conference that a country having experience in resolving certain problems would impart three-month fellowship to the doctors of member countries.

Prof Tahmeed says Pakistan has long history of dealing with victims of terrorism

'Pakistan has long history of dealing with violence-stricken people. Therefore, we would impart training to the medics in dealing with the management of trauma cases,' he said.

He said that the meeting held in Nagasaki last week was attended by delegates from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia and Pakistan wherein representatives made presentation regarding the load and management of burn and plastic surgery patients and decided to share one another's expertise in dealing with different cases.

The meeting was also attended by Prof Obaidullah, the head of plastic surgery department at North West General Hospital and Research Centre, who made presentation on hypospadiology and Prof Ghulam Qadir Fayaz talked about cleft palate repair in Pakistan.

Prof Tahmeed said that the participants of the event agreed that all the member countries had similar issues regarding burns and...