To increase the understanding the concept and relationship between achieving universal access to Reproductive Health and MDGs, global policies on Reproductive Health Commodity Security and advocacy approaches to enhance the government commitment to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG), UNFPA in collaboration with the Ministry of Population Welfare, arranged meeting recently at Islamabad. The Conference provided [...]
Dr. Farah Mufty Adequate sleep is essential for healthy functioning and survival. Inadequate sleep and unhealthy sleep practices are common, especially among adolescents and young adults. Not sleeping enough and not sleeping well is not good. As a matter of fact, there is quite a price to pay. What is sleep? Sleep was previously considered [...]
By Abdul Sattar Sohrani European Union Commission has recommended additional measures to combat counterfeiting practices. These include: Batch pedigrees, obligatory product seals, mass serialisation, mandatory audits and tighter requirements for the manufacture, import, export and transportation of medicinal products are among the legislative steps being considered by the European Commission to counter the growing threat [...]
National TB Control Program (NTP) in connection with Joint Review of TB care in Pakistan arranged a Debriefing meeting of Joint International Review Mission & Meeting of Stop TB Partnership (STP) Pakistan recently at a local hotel in Islamabad. Pakistan would not have achieved the TB related MDG Outcome Target Indicators of Case Detection Rate [...]
By Jawaid Ali Daniel B. Baker, Representative, United Nation Fund for Population Activity (UNFPA) speaking as a chief guest at Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently said that UNFPA is involved very intimately and closely. The rapidly rate of population growth in Pakistan is a threat for all of us. The country cannot sustain [...]
A public awareness program for diabetic patients was organized by National Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology at Ojha Campus, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi Speaking on this occasion, Director of the Institute, Professor M. Zaman Shaikh, informed that it is estimated that there are 1.1–1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, comprising 18–25% of the [...]
To create awareness about TB and engaging both print and electronic media in raising awareness regarding tuberculosis in the country, National TB Control Program (NTP) arranged 2-day Consultative Meeting for the Editor & Media Representative at a hotel recently in Islamabad. Speaking on the first day of the consultative meeting with the Editor, [...]
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani stressed an effective population management program to ensure better utilization of resources and provision of better services to the masses. He said this while addressing a function to mark the World Population Day on July 11, 2009, at PM Secretariat, Islamabad. The theme of this year’s World [...]
National AIDS Control Program (NACP) arranged a function to celebrate the World Blood Donor Day 2009.It was held at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad. Federal Minister for Health Mir Ejaz Hussain Jhakrani was the chief guest on the occasion. Other guests included Khushnood Lashari, Secretary Health; Dr. Mahreen Razzaque Bhutto, Parliamentary Secretary [...]
By Fauzia Saeed, Psychologist VCCTC, PRCS Punjab Lahore HIV/AIDS counseling is a form of confidential dialogue between a client and counselor. Counselling is a private conversation with a specially trained person aimed at helping you to help yourself. Counselling encourages you to explore possible solutions to your problems, and to consider the impact [...]
By Ishtiaq Ahmed, National Coordinator, APLHIV, Islamabab Pakistan is currently classified to be the ‘Concentrated Epidemic’ phase by WHO/UNAIDS definition but high risk country for further spread of HIV infection to the general population due to a number of varied factors. Official HIV statistics published by UNAIDS give an increase in HIV and AIDS cases, [...]
Provincial TB Control Program Sindh in collaboration with National TB Control Program arranged First Public Private Mix (PPM) steering committee meeting on June 27, 2009 at a hotel in Karachi. In the meeting an MoU was also signed between Ojha Institute of Dow University and National TB Control Programme, Islamabad and Provincial TB [...]
The closing ceremony of the SIUT Student Volunteer Program Summer Session 2009, BatchXVI and XVII was held at the SIUT Agha Hasan Abedi Auditorium. The ceremony, highlighted the distribution of the certificates to the volunteers. It was attended by the parents. In this summer session, 253 students from different schools took part in this program. [...]
By Ammar Jaffri There are three types of people in this world, the first type is "who make things happen", the second type is "who see things happening" and the third type is who say "what has happened". If you think that you are type 1 person, I need you badly for my [...]
The National TB Control Programme (NTP), Ministry of Health Islamabad organized its quarterly Inter Provincial Meeting from June 19-20, 2009 in order to identify the progress, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges faced by the programme in all the provinces including FATA, FANA and AJK and to discuss the future plans of the program. [...]
