An award distribution ceremony was organised here at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), in which certificates and cash prizes were distributed to the successful participants and position holders of Medical Editing and Medical Journalism for Editors courses. A total of 46 medical editors were awarded certificates.
The course participants included selected faculty members from medical colleges across the country. The chief guest of the event was Punjab caretaker Health Minister Prof Dr Javed Akram. The objective of the certificate courses was to promote the publication of research journals in the medical field and improve their quality.
In his address, the caretaker health minister said that despite quality research, good medical journals were not being published in the country.
