PIMS Hospital Was Operating Without Mandatory Fire Safety NOC
The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad was operating without a fire safety No Objection Certificate (NOC), reports … Read More The post PIMS Hospital Was Operating Without Mandatory Fire Safety NOC appeared first on ProPakistani .
The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad was operating without a fire safety NOC, reports have reported. A fire at the hospital's gynecology ward nursery resulted in 14 newborn deaths from burns on Wednesday. The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA), the licensing and regulating body for facilities across the capital, was also found lacking in fire safety aspects.
Despite this, the IHRA continued to renew healthcare licenses without mandatory fire safety NOCs. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had previously written to IHRA twice, urging caution in issuing certificates to hospitals without adequate fire safety measures. However, the IHRA did not respond to the letters. The absence of fire safety measures at healthcare facilities has come under intense scrutiny following the tragic incident at PIMS.
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