Buildings and facilities of Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi.
Recently we received email from Anis Rehman who remembers his days in Dow when his father, our Haji Saheb and his uncle Shahji used to run the famous Dow Snack Corner and Canteen. Now a grown man and doing quite well, he saw our Dow Days Blog and noted the post on Dow Canteen he sentRead More
The Dow Canteen The famous Dow Medical College Canteen 1997. Note student party office on the ground floor with the Pakistan Post Office next to it. The Post Office issued National ID cards when they were first introduced. The canteen is no longer there replaced by the Dow University Building in 2008. Only it’s memoriesRead More
Thanks to Dr. Syed Nasim Hyder, Dow Class of 1965 for providing this picture and information. Here is a picture shot in 1965 showing Paediatric ward. I am interested to know about the dwarf standing in the fore front who was a trade mark of the ward at that time.Please post it at your webRead More
Some of the pictures from 1965-66. The visit of health secretary visit, inauguration of Habib Bank in Dow Medical College in 1966. The information and pictures provided by Dr. Zakiuddin Oonwala. Amir Mohammed Khan Health Secretary, West Pakistan inaugurated Post office Premises and laid the foundation of Habib Bank Branch within the college premises. TheRead More
Happy Birthday to Dow On December 10th, 2014, our Dow will be 69 year old. To all the Dowites since the first graduating class we say Happy Birthday. Happy birthday to our Alma Mater. This is the time to share the memories about your Dow Days. We will be posting few pictures, news items fromRead More
This article is related to the recognition of Dr. Sultan Ahmed (Dow 1963) for his life long services to Dow and CHK. He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 July 2006 S. Sultan Ahmed, MD, SQA, Dr. Sultan Ahmed entered Dow Medical College in 1958 after obtaining B.Sc. from D.J. Science College, Karachi.Read More
Prof. Fazal Elahi was Prof of Surgery and Head of Department Of Surgery at Dow & CHK. We honoured his memory, with a plenary lecture dedicated to him in Surgicon 2013 conference, organized by the Society of Surgeons Pakistan, Karachi Chapter, in December 2013. Dr. Rizwan Azami, Vice President, College of Physician Surgeon Pakistan, wrote andRead More
Dow student volunteers at work cleaning Civil Hospital Karachi. Photo courtesy of Dr. Naseem Shekhani MD.
Borrowed the line from the famous TV series Cheers’s theme song. In 1980s, it was a big hit and I am sure many of us remember it well. It does resonate with the theme of this blog. Hoping people come to this place … Making your way in the world today Takes everything you’ve gotRead More
