Category: 2026
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In Memoriam – Professor Ali Mohammad Ansari
Professor Ali Muhammad Ansari Professor of Orthopedics, Former Principal, Dow Medical College It is with profound sadness that Dowites across the world learn of the passing of Professor Ali Muhammad Ansari, Professor of Orthopedics and former Principal of Dow Medical College. His demise marks the end of an era in Dow’s academic and institutional history. Professor Ansari…
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The Dow Legacy & International Figures Visiting Dow in the 1950s
The Dow Medical College was central to the country’s healthcare system and played a crucial role in shaping medical education. During its first decade, the college hosted many world-renowned figures across all fields of medicine and surgery, reflecting its prominence on the global stage. Although detailed records of their visits and reports are scarce, the…
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My Grandfather, Sir Hugh Dow – Founder of Dow Medical College, by Helen Wagner.
My Grandfather, Sir Hugh Dow – Founder of Dow Medical College in Karachi by Helen Wagner. In 2017, I received an email from Helen Wagner, the granddaughter of Sir Hugh Dow. I was delighted to learn more about Sir Hugh Dow through the account she wrote about her grandad. Her 2017 note was shared here…
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The First Recorded Foundation of Dow Alumni Organization
The First Recorded Foundation of Dow Alumni Organization Birth of the Dow Medical College Graduates’ Association — 1953 TheDowDays.com is honored to present the earliest surviving documentary evidence of organized Dow alumni activity—the very document that marks the formal beginning of the Dow Medical College alumni movement. This historic correspondence, dated July 1953, records the first-ever general meeting of…
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Congratulations to the Outgoing and Incoming Officers of DOGANA
Congratulations to the Outgoing and Incoming Officers of DOGANA I would like to extend my warm congratulations to both the outgoing officers for their dedicated service and the incoming officers as they assume leadership of DOGANA. Over the past twenty-five years, it has been truly gratifying to witness the remarkable evolution of DOGANA into a…