Almanac
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
Capital: IslamabadArea: 796.095 km2Population: 216.565.000Official Language: Urdu, EnglishArmed Forces Personnel: 625.000Medical Officers: 3.477Military Hospitals / Institutes: 45/13Missions: multiple
Surgeon General
Khawar Rehman
Lieutenant General MC
General Headquarters
Medical Directorate
Rawalpindi
PAKISTAN
Medical Directorate
Rawalpindi
PAKISTAN
Basic Task of the Military Medical Service
Deals with all Health-related matters in Armed Forces including care, maintenance, and promotion of health and prevention of diseases.
Structure
Organization/
Command Structure
Surgeon General
Organization/
Command Structure
Military Medical Service
Military Hospitals
45 x Combined Military Hospitals (CMHs):
Class ‘A’ 500 –1000 Beds (10 x Hospitals)
Class ‘B’ 300 –499 Beds (10 x Hospitals)
Class ‘C’ 51 –299 Beds (10 x Hospitals)
Class ‘D’ 25 –050 Beds (15 x Hospitals)
Regional Medical Facilities
41x Field Medical Units
Institutes
Armed Forces Institute of:
- Cardiology
- Pathology
- Dentistry
- Urology
- Transfusion
- Mental Health
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Ophthalmology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Radiology and Imaging
- Nutrition
- Medical Stores
- Medical Stores Laboratory
Number of Medical Personnel
Qualified Physicians
| General Physicians | 1964 |
| Specialists | 1309 |
| Qualified Dentists | 174 |
Training
Education/Training Facilities for Medical Officers
- Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
- Army Medical College Rawalpindi
- CMH Lahore Medical College
- CMH Institute of Med Sciences, Multan
- Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences
Education/Training Facilities for assisting/nursing personnel
- Army Medical Corps School & Centre Abbottabad
- Nursing Colleges
Civil-Military Cooperation
Army Medical Corps has frequently been deployed in international and national disasters for provision of conventional speciality service as well as the establishment of outreach clinics. Few to mention are:
International
- South-East Asia Tsunami
- Indonesia Earthquake
- Iran Earthquake
- China Earthquake
- Bangladesh Cyclone
National
- Earthquake 2005
- Floods 2010, 2011, 2012
- Earthquake 2013
- Drought 2013
Pakistan Army is one of the largest contributors in UN Peacekeeping forces.
Military Hospitals have a huge clientele of the civil population, which is provided outdoor as well as indoor facilities around the clock. Military hospitals maintain a huge health care database.
Pakistan has become the frontline state in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
Army Medical Corps is providing comprehensive medical support to the ongoing operations at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
(status: 29 June 2020)
