Blog: Windmills of Healing July 9, 2026Van Qurbani naar hoop: hoe jouw offer levens veranderdeElk jaar tijdens Eid-ul-Azha is Qurbani een daad van geloof, mededogen en vrijgevigheid. Dit jaar kozen duizenden donateurs ervoor om hun Qurbani via Shaukat Khanum te verrichten, waarmee ze een religieuze verplichting omzetten in hoop voor gezinnen in nood en kracht voor kankerpatiënten. Dankzij uw vrijgevigheid kon er bijna 500.000 kilogram Qurbani-vlees worden verdeeld onder [...] March 5, 2026Shaukat Khanum Pathology Laboratory in Peshawar is now CAP-accreditedPESHAWAR: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) is pleased to announce that its pathology laboratory February 18, 2026Leading the way in Radiopharmaceutical TherapyShaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore is proud to have been designated a “Clinical Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Centre of Excellence” by…. February 18, 2026Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust achieves Joint Commission International (JCI) Enterprise re-accreditationShaukat Khanum Memorial Trust has achieved Joint Commission International (JCI) Enterprise re-accreditation following a comprehensive… December 11, 2025Renovation completed at Shaukat Khanum Pathology Laboratory in Lahore with a new Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) systemAn entire floor in the Services Building at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore has been renovated to upgrade and enhance a range of laboratory services. September 13, 2025Shaukat Khanum Hospital achieves milestone with youngest awake brain tumour surgeryShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) has achieved a milestone in paediatric neurosurgery by performing an awake brain tumour surgery on a 6-year-old patient… July 7, 2025New Acute Medical Unit Nears CompletionTo meet the growing demand for urgent care, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) in Lahore is constructing a state-of-the-art Acute Medical Unit to enhance and improve further the hospital’s emergency services… July 6, 2025A New Operating Room OpensWe are proud to announce the opening of our ninth state-of-the-art operating room at SKMCH&RC, Lahore, designed to provide the highest level of care for our patients… July 5, 2025Shaukat Khanum Laboratory in Lahore achieves College Of American Pathologists (CAP) AccreditationIn the last quarter of 2024, our pathology laboratory in Lahore was accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world’s leading organisation of board-certified pathologists. This accreditation culminates over two decades of collaboration… December 1, 2023A New Walk-in Clinic becomes operational at SKMCH&RC, KarachiThe Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust has opened a new Walk-in Clinic in Karachi, which is its second cancer screening centre in the city. This Walk-in Clinic is located in DHA City at the site of Pakistan’s third and largest specialist cancer hospital, the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital… October 1, 2023Palliative Care Available at Home NowThe Shaukat Khanum Home Palliative Care Service is now available for patients in Lahore and Peshawar to help expand access to palliative care and improve the quality of life of our patients, in their homes. In October this year, the first home palliative care visit was carried out in Peshawar… September 1, 2023Shaukat Khanum Obtains QOPI® CertificationIn September 2023, the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centres in Lahore and in Peshawar received certification by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program, which is associated with the American Society of Clinical Oncology… August 1, 2023A New Linear Accelerator Inaugurated at SKMCH&RC, LahoreA top-of-the-line Halcyon linear accelerator with advanced radiotherapy capability was inaugurated in August 2023 in the Department of Clinical and Radiation Oncology at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. February 1, 2023New therapies launched at SKMCH&RC, LahoreShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore has expanded its nuclear medicine services by launching treatment for neuroendocrine cancers with Lu-177 DOTATATE and for metastatic prostate cancer with Lu-177 PSMA (Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen). These… January 1, 2023Joint Commission International (JCI) Enterprise AccreditationShaukat Khanum Memorial Trust achieved Joint Commission International (JCI) Enterprise Accreditation this year. SKMT is only the second healthcare organisation in the world to have achieved this new Enterprise Accreditation, after having demonstrated its commitment… December 1, 2022International Hospital Federation (IHF) Gold AwardSKMT received the IHF Gold Award for the project, “Cancer Hospital Stockpiles: Strategizing for an Efficient and Sufficient Inventory list of Essential Items for Setups Serving in Low-income Countries” in the Sultanate of Oman Excellence Award category for Health Services… Load more
