Department of Preventive Paeds
Dr. Rameeza Kaleem
MBBS, FCPS
Chairperson & HOD Department of Preventive Paeds
Phone: +92-42-99211145-53 Ext: 191
E-Mail: Preventivepaeds@www.fjmu.edu.pk
Introduction of the Department
The Department of Social and Prevenve Paediatrics plays a crucial role in nurturing the
future of naon, by working with a mission to promote opmal health and healthy life style
for children, and their families, through promove, prevenve and curave health services.
The history of Prevenve Paediatrics dates back to 1979, when it began working as a unit,
under Paediatric Department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. At that me only vaccinaon
services were being provided. It earned the status of an independent department in 1992.
Prof. Nishat Maqsood was the Founding Head. She served the department from 1992 to
2002. During that period department acvely parcipated in Baby Friendly Hospital
Iniave and conducted around 250 trainings on Lactaon Management throughout
Punjab. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was cerfied as a Baby Friendly Hospital in 1992 and 2001.
A six bedded Nutrion Ward was established in the department in 2002. The department
flourished under inspiraonal leadership of Prof. Nishat Maqsood, Dr. Parveen Zulfiqar,
Prof. Shakeela Zaman, Prof. Nosheen Aziz and Prof. Munir Akhtar Salimi.
Over the meline, different maternal and child health services were included in the
department’s porolio, strengthening its outlook and contribung to the instuon’s
overarching mission. Today, the department connues its mission under leadership of
current Head, Dr. Rameeza Kaleem (Associate Professor). It provides indoor and outdoor
hospital based health services, as well as outreach services to urban slum populaon,
aached with the department. The outdoor infrastructure/ health services include
Vaccinaon and Surveillance center, Growth Monitoring Clinic, Lactaon Management
Clinic, Nutrion Clinic, health educaon and management of common childhood illnesses.
The department is also successfully managing a Day-Care Centre for children, established
to facilitate the staff of FJMU/SGRH.
The Department is acvely involved in undergraduate teaching and training. In addion,
the Department provides collaborave and consultave services to Ministry of Health,
Department of Primary & Secondary Health Punjab, IRMNCH, UNICEF and WHO. It also
establishes academic partnerships with various Universies and conducts Naonal and
Internaonal training on child health promoon.
Faculty
List of Faculty Members
Dr. Rameeza Kaleem
Associate Professor & HOD
MBBS, FCPS