The Department of Ear, Nose & Throat disease and disorders has its paramount role to play during the mission; both for the operational fitness of the UNMIL clientele as well as the rehabilitation of war afflicted local population of Liberia. The department has the capabilities of managing all sorts of ENT routine and emergency cases, in addition to running a well equipped out patient department.

Classified ENT Specialist: Major Muhammad Umar Aasim; born on 18 January 1971 at Gujranawala. He is graduate of Army Medical College, Rawalpindi on 1992. He got commission in Pak Army on 31 December 1992 and rendering his services in his present rank since 31 December 1998. He has done his MCPS and FCPS in 1998 and 2001 , respectively from College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.

Capabilities ENT department is equipped with basic facilities to run the OPD. Instruments to carry out emergency/minor surgical procedures and state of the art binocular microscope and audiometer are also available.

Work Load workload of the out patient department from 28th April till 28th November including the patients attended at medical camps.

a. UNMIL - 114

b. Civilians - 2126

Research Projects/ Studies being carried out

a. Survey to study the prevalence of sensorineural deafness in civil population.

b. Microbial flora and the drug sensitivity pattern in ear discharge of CSOM cases.

c. Effects of Quinine therapy on the audio vestibular system a prospective analysis.

d. Incidence of vestibular disorders in patients on long term mefloquine therapy.