By Abdul Sattar Sohrani Islamabad Following are the important elements for observance of good regulatory practices in any regulatory authority. Effectiveness Transparency Clarity Equity Efficiency Adopt and maintain only regulations for which the costs on society are justified by the benefits to society, and that achieve objectives at lowest cost, taking into account alternative approaches [...]
National TB Control Program (NTP) organized a 2-day Inter-Provincial Quarterly Meeting for Quarter-1 and Grant Signing Ceremony of Global Fund Round-6 (Phase-2) between NTP and its partner NGOs recently at a local hotel in Islamabad. Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Federal Minister for Health speaking as the chief guest on the occasion said that the government is committed [...]
Tobacco kills 274 Pakistanis every day. 5,000 smokers Pakistani are admitted to hospital every day. This was stated in a Symposium held in Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad on the eve of World No Tobacco Day 2010. The theme of symposium was “Hazards of tobacco”. Mohmmad Yousuf, Director General, FCTC was the chief guest of the [...]
On the visit to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore, Muhammad Fareed, Publisher & Managing Editor, Medical Review interviewed Prof. Naeem Naqi, Clinical Oncologists, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore. Following are the excerpts of the Interview. Q1 - Please tell us something about yourself. Ans - I did my graduation from Army Medical College in 1983. In [...]
On the occasion of World Blood Donors Day celebration in the week from June 14 – 21, 2010, Muhammad Fareed, Publisher and Managing Editor, Medical Review interviewed Dr. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Programme Manager, National Blood Transfusion Services Project, Ministry of Health, Islamabad. Following are excerpts of the interview. 1. Please tell us something about [...]
Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) on the eve of World Blood Donor Day organized a Seminar and Awareness Program recently at a local hotel in Karachi. Dr. Zahid Ansari, Provincial Programme Manager and Secretary, Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority on the occasion said that due to lack of understanding and strange beliefs about blood donations, the [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Karachi in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston USA organized a 4-day Workshop on “Recent Trends in Child Psychiatry” recently at Dow Medical College, Karachi The Course Director of the Workshop was Dr. Qazi Irshad Ahmed, Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Dr [...]
By Dr. Arshad Ullah Khan, Karachi Epidural hematoma (EDH) is a traumatic accumulation of blood between the inner table of the skull and the stripped-off dural membrane. The inciting event often is a focused blow to the head, such as that produced by a hammer or baseball bat. In 85-95% of patients, this type of [...]
