Student suicides
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has finally responded to the nationwide protests in the wake of a medical student committing suicide, allegedly due to the disciplinary excess of the teachers of the private university she was studying in. Alleged persistent harassment by teachers caused the 22-year-old female student to go from being a top-performer to her own killer. PMDC, in recognition of her struggle, has now mandated all medical and dental institutions to implement mental health screening protocols as........
