Call for single authority to oversee nursing, midwifery, allied health professions
Vice Chancellor HSA Prof. Dr Shahzad Ali Khan speaks in a meeting.
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Media Source: The News International (Pakistan)
Date: 16 October 2025
“Existing professional regulatory structures for nursing, midwifery and allied health should be merged into a single unified council to streamline governance and standardise training in these critical health professions,” Dr Khan said while speaking at the 2nd International Allied Health Conference at the Aga Khan…
“Existing professional regulatory structures for nursing, midwifery and allied health should be merged into a single unified council to streamline governance and standardise training in these critical health professions,” Dr Khan said while speaking at the 2nd International Allied Health Conference at the Aga Khan University (AKU). “We are in academic collaboration with the AKU, which remains a great seat of learning, and a regional centre of excellence in nursing and allied health. I believe this partnership can redefine workforce development in Pakistan.” Pakistan should abandon fragmented regulatory structures and establish a single authority to oversee nursing, midwifery and allied health professions, a reform long discussed at policy level but never implemented, Health Services Academy Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shahzad Ali Khan said on Tuesday.