Allied Health Sciences is an emerging field in Medical Sciences, giving new dimensions to solve the challenges faced by health service providers. Allied health workers constitute nearly 60% of the healthcare workforce which includes hundreds of professionals employed in different health specialties with different job duties at various levels. The WHO Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 estimates a global shortfall of almost 18 million health workers by 2030, to overcome this shortfall education.
plays a pivotal role in the growth and progress of a country, where skills and human capital is the key competent of any developmental strategy. If Pakistan must have a knowledge-based economy, it must invest its youth and promote knowledge and expertise. With technological advancement and treatment innovation, the landscape of healthcare practice has changed over the period. The challenge in healthcare delivery is to widen the base of medical education into Allied Health Sciences. Since the delivery of healthcare is no longer limited to medical practitioners, the role of allied health professionals has gained significant importance. The opportunities seem limitless, as the scope of practices and the need for healthcare practitioners continually expand. There is a grave national level deficiency of qualified Allied Health Professionals. The scope of any field is based upon the market demand and career-built opportunities. It is because medical technology is a degree level study so the demand for a graduate of medical science /technology is very high in hospitals, laboratories, and other medical research institutes. In the upcoming days this field will get more advanced and the demand for a skilled medical technologist will also be higher, and scope of medical technology will be brighter. This urges for taking initiatives to establish such institutions in both public and private sectors to overcome the deficiency of such professionals Peoples institute of Medical Technology, PUMHSW, Nawab shah, Shaheed Benazirabad, is a significant step in this regard. The main purpose of the college is to improve the education status and training of Allied Health Professionals who are the most important part of the health care system. At Peoples Institute of Technologist in Health (PITH), students receive career-focused education in one-of-a-kind environment, not limited to classroom as health and allied health professionals play an important role in patient care and health management information. Our meticulously dedicated faculty members are always ready to facilitate and guide the students, maximize their learning potential by providing contemporary, state-of-the-art education. Our clinical faculty is also dedicated to allocating their clinical knowledge from their experience to the students in their respective field The well-equipped learning resources include a digital and skills laboratory that imparts practical skills with theoretical knowledge from the semester-based syllabus Allied Health professionals work as part of the healthcare team to make the healthcare system function smooth by providing a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and direct patient care. They also serve as support services that are critical to the other health professionals they work with and the patients they serve, giving a new dimension to the quality health care delivery system.
Peoples Institute of Technologist in Health is going to be started in the year 2023-24 under the umbrella of Peoples university of medical & Health sciences Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad. Many professionals work along with physicians and nurses to provide healthcare services that are safe, patient-centered, efficient, equitable, timely and effective. These professionals represent various Allied Health disciplines including BS- Intensive Care Technology, BS- Anesthesia Technology, BS- Cardiovascular Technology & BS- Medical Laboratory Technology.