The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has permitted medical and dental students from Gaza to complete their studies in Pakistan.

The council’s decision will enable Palestinian students from Gaza to continue their medical education in Pakistan on humanitarian grounds, ensuring that their studies are not interrupted due to the challenging circumstances in their home country.

The PMDC Council held a meeting and took this decision at the request of Pakistan’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom Dr Mohammad Faisal.

The Pakistani High Commission proposed that the students come in batches of 20 and 30, with an expected number of 100 students, and upon completion of their clinical placement in Pakistan, they will graduate from the universities of Gaza for clinical rotations in Pakistani medical colleges and attached teaching hospitals in the public sector, as a special case.

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