Vice Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof. Muhammad Saeed Quraishy has said that we need to innovate and bring new mentalities and techniques in education sector because skills are more important than degrees in vocational education. In response to the market demand, Professional Courses in combination with tradition and innovation, can make a positive difference in our society and economy.
We should also have to encourage small business owners to innovate in existing areas to find new paths. Today, the Buzz word is “Entrepreneurship and Innovation” like “Consumer Centric”. Being a doctor, we also need to be “Patient Centric”. He expressed their views, while addressing the inaugural ceremony of “Nutrition and Business Strategy” in Post Graduate Diploma Courses, co-organized by subsidiary institutes of the Dow University, School of Public Health (SPH) and Institute of Business and Health Management (IBHM). It is worth mentioning here that this diploma course is the first of its kind in Pakistan in which nutrition and business strategy have been combined as per the market demand.
County General Manager of Pakistan & Iraq, Abbott Nutrition International, Asim Shafique, Director IBHM, Dr. Izhar Hussain, Aftab Ali Mukhi, Salma Badr-uddin, Sumaira Naseem and other were also present at the ceremony.
Prof. M. Saeed Quraishy said in his speech that, when Laparoscopic surgery came out in United Kingdom there were a lot of resistance to laparoscopy. After this patient started demanding that their operation should be done laparoscopically. Only then the Government of UK and The National Health Service started invest heavily in this field, and now in UK, if the Hospital doesn’t have Robot with patients. They won’t go to that Hospital. So, we also need to be Patient Centric as market is Focusing on to be Consumer Centric.
Earlier to this, Speaking on the occasion, Asim Shafique said that North Pole and South Poles have been combined in the Diploma Course of Nutrition and Business Strategy as this course is align with the needs and demands of the current market. According to the report in UK, 7 year ago, it was stated that, by 2025, 60% of our population will be obese. In this report, they had researched the dietary trends and other habits of his population.
He more said that, if we look at this report today, we get the data according to the said report. It is just that the food trends in Europe and Western countries are being strategized according to their needs. As in Pakistan, We don’t have large scale industries, so we need to encourage our small businesses. This new course would bridge the gap between the corporate world and the food business.
Speaking to the audience, Salma badr-uddin said that some patients in hospitals should be shown to the nutritionist before physician but for now we do not give much importance to nutritionist. Today, the urban population is increasing day by day, which is intensifying the feeling of weight loss among the masses. Weight loss will be followed by fatigue and constant tiredness. But this consciousness has not yet emerged in our country.
Addressing the ceremony, Principal SPH, Professor Kashif Safique said that the health situation in Sindh province is deteriorate. The 2018 National Nurtritional Survey found that anemia in women in Pakistan and malnutrition in children are significant.
Director IBHM Izhar Hussain said that there is a growing trend in the world to give jobs by testing skills beyond a degree. According to a report presented at the World Economic Forum, 72 million jobs will be lost in the world by 2023, while 133 million new jobs will be created. Today, the world’s major search engines and IT companies are looking for skills rather than the degrees, and job are being offered on the basis of personal skills and talent. Therefore, there is a need to enhance the skills of the youth with education as per the need of the market. At the end of the ceremony, Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammad Saeed Quraishy presented a memorial shield to Mr. Asim Shafique.
