Peshawar medics being trained to manage Covid patients

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The World Health Organisation is imparting training to health workers of medical teaching institutions in Peshawar to reduce mortality due to Covid-19, official said.

The WHO, as part of its international drive to reduce mortalities due to Covid-19 in 22 high-risk countries including Pakistan, has started case management training in three Peshawar-based medical teaching institutions to reduce deaths of people due to the virus.

The training of doctors, nurses and paramedics, deployed in Covid-19 wards, high dependency units and intensive care units and triage, has been completed while training sessions are in progress in Khyber Teaching Hospital that will be followed by Hayatabad Medical Complex.

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