MDCAT test: Health emergency announced in seven KP hospitals

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department on the directives of the Secretary of Health has announced a health emergency in seven MTI and district headquarters hospitals of the province due to the conduct of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test  (MDCAT) 2023 (MDCAT) test on November 26.

MDCAT for admissions in medical and dental colleges across the province will be held on November 26, 2023.

The re-conducting the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) has been organised by Khyber Medical University (KMU).

According to a notification issued here the Secretary of Health has directed all the relevant quarters to ensure the availability of emergency healthcare services on the date to cope with any situation.

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The hospitals where health emergency has been declared included Mufti Mehmood Memorial Hospital (MTI) and DHQ Hospital (MTI) DI Khan, DHQ Hospital Kohat, Khyber Teaching Hospital (MTI) Peshawar, Mardan Medical Complex (MTI) and DHQ Hospital Mardan, DHQ hospital Batkhela, Malakand, Saidu Teaching Hospital Saidu Sharif and THQ hospital, Kabal in district Swat and Ayub Medical Complex (MTI) Abbottabad.

The provincial government has prepared a complete plan to detect and prevent cheating in the upcoming MDCAT test across province

Apart from security, necessary administrative and technical resources will be provided for the transparent conduct of the test.

It will be ensured in all respects that the process which took place in the previous test is not repeated.