Like other parts of the globe, World Anaesthesia Day was also observed in Pakistan on Sunday to create awareness about the importance of the day. Several private and public hospitals and other medical institutes arranged a number of activities, including conferences, seminars and other events to mark the day.
Anesthesia Day commemorates the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16, 1846. This ranks as one of the most significant events in the history of medicine, which took place at the Massachusetts General Hospital, home of the Harvard School of Medicine.