Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) signed an MOU with National Hospital and Medical Centre (NHMC) on Thursday, March 29, 2018 to develop and operate a “Health and Wellness Centre” on the University’s premises for the provision of Emergency Medical Services to all members of the LUMS community.
The agreement was signed by LUMS Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi on behalf of LUMS and by Lt. Col. Dr. Usman Jilani on behalf of NHMC. The ceremony was attended by Yasser Hashmi, Dean Students Affairs LUMS, Muhammad Amer Khan Durrani, Director General Administration and Services LUMS, Asif Iqbal, Head of Human Resources, LUMS, Muhammad Iqbal, Senior Manager Procurement, LUMS, Hiba Iqbal Zakai, Manager Campus Climate Unit, Office of the Dean Student Affairs, LUMS, Dr. Shahida Khawaja, CEO NHMC and Faisal Mobeen Butt, National Hospital.
Under this agreement, NHMC will be offering a state of the art medical care facility to LUMS Community and will also ensure the operations and management of the Centre since the University does not possess the requisite expertise. The centre will cater to all first aid medical situations on campus, while those that require further treatment or diagnosis will be referred to NHMC.
The facility is planned to be active 24 hours, 7 days a week including all national holidays. The Centre will comprise of a doctor and two staff members, beds for patients, basic emergency equipment, basic medicines and an active ambulance service.
Over the passage of time, LUMS has grown into a University with nearly 4,400 students and 1,000 faculty and staff, of which about 100 faculty members, 1600 male students and 700 female students reside on campus. This Centre is one of the major milestones that upholds and speaks of LUMS commitment to its community and its vision of a healthy and happy community.
