The World Health Organization (WHO) has received a US$ 9.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work with UNICEF to conduct crucial research in children’s medicines, with the aim of increasing the number of 'child size' medicines designed and formulated specifically for children. Currently, many medicines are only designed for [...]
Tuberculosis claims the life of around 62,000 people a year in Pakistan while two to three million people die every year around the world. This was disclosed by Dr. Nazeer Shaikh, Consultant, World Health Organisation (WHO), while addressing Tuberculosis Conference organised under Media Awareness Programme by Provincial Tuberculosis Programme Sindh recently at Hyderabad. The conference [...]
By Abida Razzaque, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi Our lives are full of emotional ups and downs. But when the “down” times are long lasting or interfere with an individual’s ability to function, that person may be suffering from a common, but serious psychological problem – depression. Depression is very common in Pakistan. Women are [...]
“Bone marrow transplant is a definitive long term curative option for most blood diseases,” Dr Nehal Masood, Consultant Haematologist and Oncologist, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) said while addressing an awareness programme in Quetta. He informed that excluding thalassemia and aplastic anaemia, bone marrow transplant is an option to be considered for other diseases like [...]
EfroTech installed a software at Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences. To highlight the salient features of the software Representative of Medical Review got the opportunity to interview Dr. Rahim Bux Bhatti, Director, Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences. Following are the excerpts. Q. Please tell us something about yourself. Ans: With the grace of Almighty [...]
A group of MBBS doctors have been providing free medical advice to the patients via e-mails. It is a welfare project. An important part of the site is medical directory containing a comprehensive list of doctors, hospitals, clinics, pharmaceuticals companies and other organizations related to health and medicine. Levant Technologies is operating www.pakdoctors.info from the [...]
Contents Prescription-(?) Information required on a Prescription Prescription Error List of Hospitals Single-Hospital Analysis Comparison of Private & Government Sector Hospitals Recommendations General Experience Advice for Future Analysis Projects Prescription-(?) A medical prescription (?) is an order (often in written form) by a qualified health care professional to a pharmacist or other therapist for [...]
At a National Dialogue on HIV Prevention in Sex Work organized by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently at Bhurban, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Arkadiusz Majszyk, said that HIV/AIDS is not only a medical problem but its is a social and economical problem. Arkadiusz Majszyk was Chief Guest on the occasion. In his opening remarks he [...]
Pakistan Psychiatric Society organized the 17th National Psychiatric Conference at Hyderabad. The two-day Psychiatric Conference was held on December 8-9, 2007. The Organising Committee of PSYCON 2007 comprised of : Patron Prof. Noshad Ahmed Shaikh, Dr. Abdul Hameed Memon as Chairman Dr. Darya Khan Laghari, Organising Secretary. The Theme of the Conference was 'Investment in [...]
Findings from a study of Intellectually-Challenged Children has revealed that they are five times more likely to be victims of sexual violence than other children, according to a research study on the “Extent and Dynamics of Sexual Violence among Intellectually Challenged Children and Young People.” The programe was organised by the World Population Foundation (WPF) [...]
Infection is the most important complication happening to a patient admitted in a hospital. At any time, over 1.4 million people worldwide are suffering from infections acquired in hospital. Between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of patients admitted to modern hospitals in the developed world acquire one or more infections. The risk of [...]
By Adil Ahmad A fairly large number of doctors, and people in other high stress professions, play squash in an effort to neutralise their obsession for cooked food. In most cases this proves to be an exercise in trauma and futility. They start out playing squash without really understanding the dynamics of the game. When [...]
