The National AIDS Control Program (NACP) in collaboration with Ministry of Narcotics Control and UNODC organized a National Consultation on Oral Substitution Treatment recently in Islamabad. The aim of the meeting was to develop a consensus on initiating a Pilot Oral Substitution Treatment Program in Pakistan. The Chief on the occasion K. B. Rind, Secretary [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that the emergence of artemisinin resistant parasites at the Thai-Cambodia border could seriously undermine global malaria control efforts achieved. Surveillance systems and research studies supported by WHO to monitor antimalarial drug efficacy in countries are providing new evidence that parasites resistant to artemisinin have emerged along the border [...]
13 UN agencies combine their strengths to ensure a comprehensive response to Disaster Risk Management in Pakistan Shaukat N. Tahir. Senior Member, Natural Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Co-Chairs of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Joint Programme, Ms. Mikiko Tanaka (Country Director a.i. UNDP) and Wolfgang Herbinger (Representative WFP), signed the United Nation’s Pakistan [...]
By Yusra Qadir Chronic Sinusitis is either recurring or persisting (displaying the symptoms for 3 r more months) sinusitis. A deviated septum or other obstruction of the nose may also trap fluids, causing chronic sinus infections. Initial medical treatment for this as well as acute (one-time) sinusitis is usually antibiotics, if the infection [...]
By Iqbal Memon, Additional Controller of Examinations, LUMHS Jamshoro, Sindh. Leadership is just one of the many, but most important assets of any Institute. New Institutes and Universities in last 5 to 7 years have been stepping forward to adapt new technologies and contemporary developments. Such patterns are also found in organization, those are specific [...]
The concluding session of Inter-District Quarterly Meeting was held on February 14, 2009 was chaired by Mohammad Hussain Syed, Secretary Health Government of Sindh. The Inter District Meeting at Provincial Level was organized by Provincial Tuberculosis Control Program with the collaboration of National Tuberculosis Control program Islamabad. Mohammad Hussain Syed, Secretary Health Government [...]
Speakers at a meeting stressed the need to play an active role in protecting health of new generation. The meeting of TFI Committee was held under the chairmanship of the Director General Health, Dr. Abdul Sattar Korarirecently at Directorate General Health Services Sindh, Hyderabad recently aims to develop strategy for proper implementation of [...]
A 2-day meeting of Health Officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan was held rencetly in Islamabad to discuss common strategies to prevent cross-border transmission of polio virus. During the meeting, it was briefed that more than 1.9 million children were vaccinated on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border during previous polio campaigns. The health authorities of [...]
A one-day Advocacy Workshop on “Implementation of TB Dots Program in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Public Sector’ and was organized by Mercy Corps Pakistan in collaboration with Provincial TB Control Program. It was held at a Committee Room, Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad. The aims and objective of the workshop was Coordination among different [...]
A dinner reception was hosted by Saeed Allawala Managing Director, ATCO Laboratories in honour of newly elected Chairman of PPMA Zahid Saeed, and other Executive Committee Members at his residence in Karachi. The reception was largely attended by a number of members of Executive Committee of PPMA, Chief Executive of different Pharmaceuticals Industry, officials of [...]
United Nations Pakistan commits to joint development interventions in five key areas The United Nations Pakistan’s One Programme Documents was signed at the Prime Minister House recently at Islamabad. Farrukh Qayum, Federal Secretary Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and Fikret Akcura, United Nations Resident Coordinator signed the document on behalf of the Government of Pakistan and [...]
