LAHORE:The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has launched comprehensive nutrition-centred reforms across health sciences curricula to strengthen preventive healthcare capacity in Punjab, officials said after a meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore on Monday.
The meeting was attended by Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Nadia Naseem, Prof Zohra Khanum, Principal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences, and Prof Junaid Rashid, Pro-VC of the University of Child Health Sciences, along with faculty members from public health, nutrition and family medicine departments. Under the plan, reforms will extend beyond classrooms. All affiliated colleges will establish Nutrition Societies to promote awareness among students, while a Clinical Nutrition Faculty Council will guide ongoing academic review and research integration.The reforms, developed in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan, integrate structured nutrition competencies into MBBS and other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
