The Network for Consumer Protection in collaboration with UNICEF organized a “Followup Meeting of National Alliance of Media for Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding.” It was held recently in Islamabad. Speaking as the Chief Guest on the occasion, Mrs. Yasmeen Rehman, Adviser to Prime Minister on Women Development, said that access to the formula milk [...]
Tobacco Control Cell, Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) organized one-day Consultative Meeting on “Enforcement of Tobacco Control Laws” at a local hotel in Islamabad. The objectives of Meeting was to create awareness among different segment of society, particularly with regard to important sections of 2002 Ordinance and [...]
UK aid announced so far will provide help for around one and a half million people in Pakistan affected by the floods. The UK Government has earmarked up to £31.3million in response to the UN Pakistan appeal, with £16.8million so far allocated. In addition, a £10million bridge project has been brought forward. UK aid contribution [...]
Each year Pakistan witnesses preventable deaths of nearly 400,000 children under-five and 20,000 mothers due to causes related to pregnancy and child birth. Among the under-five deaths, two-thirds are in the newborn period (first 28 days of life) and the remaining are largely due to pneumonia (13%) and diarrhoea (11%). Pneumonia is a seasonal calamity, [...]
By Nafisa Iqbal, Islamabad Since few years, didactic teaching and lecturing in the classroom has been criticized by many educationalists for it ineffectiveness, and in place various other teaching strategies have been recommended. At Shifa College of Nursing (SCN), most of the theory /content of a subject is taught using either didactic method with audio–visual [...]
By Arshad Ullah Khan, Karachi Twenty years ago the standard definitive treatment for carcinoma of the anus was abdominal-perineal resection (APR). Organ preservation employing concomitant chemoradiation subsequently became the standard treatment for most anal cancer cases, with APR in reserve as a salvage procedure. It is noteworthy that there has never been a randomized comparison [...]
To review the progress of Stop TB Partnership Pakistan and to discuss future planning strategies and targets setting, National TB Control Program organized Fifth Meeting of Stop TB Partnership (STP) Pakistan under the Chairmanship of Prof. Masood Hameed Khan in Islamabad. Prof. Masood Hameed Khan, Chairman, Stop TB Partnership and Vice Chancellor, Dow University of [...]
BREASTFEEDING KEY TO SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES Ten steps to successful breastfeeding highlighted during World Breastfeeding Week During World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterates its call on health facilities and health workers to implement ten steps to help mothers breastfeed successfully and [...]
Professional Development Centre (PDC), Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) as a part of its CME Series in collaboration with Pakistan Orthopaedic Association (South) organized a Seminar on “Role of MRI & CT Scan in Musculo Skeletal disorders” on Friday 09, 2010 at Professional Development Centre of Dow Medical College, Karachi. This workshop brings together [...]
