A Commitment to Excellence in Healthcare
About Naseer Teaching Hospital
NTH serves as a teaching hospital for undergraduate students of M.B.B.S, B.D.S, nursing and paramedical schools of Gandhara University. This generates the funds for investigations and treatment of the patients. The students are exposed to a variety of clinical material, and learn the basics of medicine in such an environment. The hospital has auditoriums for students with up to date system for delivering lectures and presentations. There is a library with a collection of medical books related to specialty of medicine and surgery, along with the latest medical and dental journals. Transport is provided to the faculty members, staff and the students.
Since 1947 the population of Pakistan has risen from 35 million to 180 millions in 2010. In this day and age when health issue is a concern of almost every house, the population of Pakistan is increasing more than the resources of the country, illiteracy is rising to a new height and at the same time joblessness is causing people to use the unlawful methods of earning their living, NTH provides health facilities to the poor population on charity basis and lawful job opportunity for the willing people with qualification. Efforts are on way to extend the capacity of the hospital from 250 to 500 beds, and to establish a full time Accident And Emergency system. The general OPD is average of 450 to 500 per day. The Operation theatres are equipped with basic needs, where professors and associates professors operate assisted by the junior staff. The Accidents and Emergency department is 24 hours and free of cost. From where the patients are referred to either to a department in the same hospital or other hospital with required specialties.
The doctors, nurses and paramedical staff of the hospital are train in the PTC (primary trauma care course) at the hospital that gives them the skill to identifying life threatening conditions following trauma and an insight of how they can be treated. The hospital has not established its own PTC faculty for regular course conduction. NTH is one of the only charity hospitals in private sector that offers specialized test and treatment by experienced consultants.
A Legacy of Healthcare and Education
Our History
Naseer Teaching Hospital was established in early 1980 as an Orthopedic and Trauma hospital for the Afghan war effectes, mostly victims of mine injuries. It was funded and run by a German organization with the help of local and foreign medical staff. The hospital would also look after the rehabilitation of the patients following their surgery by fitting prosthesis for the amputated limbs and social support.
In early 1990 the hospital was shut down due to lack of funds and end of the war. Though the Afghan war was over, there was still the need for a hospital that would look after the displaced Afghan community. The idea of establishing a hospital for the local population on charity basis was coined by the founder of Gandhara University Prof. Muhammad Kabir in 1995. The idea was put forward to the Board of Governors of the university. It was proposed that the abandoned hospital be run as a general hospital for the afghan camps and local villages. Since the new establishment took over, the hospital has been extended and new departments have been added, providing facilities at the doorsteps.
NTH has now been running as a charity hospital for the last 13 years fully funded by the Gandhara University to serve the local community. NTH has established itself as a full fledge 250-bed charity hospital with equipment that is constantly being upgraded. NTH is registered with the Department of Health of NWFP. The hospital has experienced doctors and support teams looking after the patients.
