By Usman Waheed, Department of Molecular Biology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad When William Harvey first described the circulation of blood in 1616, scientists start thinking about whether blood could be removed and replaced by other liquids, for example wine and milk,. They thought that by doing so, diseases could be cured and even that personalities could [...]
Sustained commitments necessary to secure future progress Significant progress has been made in several low- and middle-income countries in increasing access to HIV/AIDS services, according to a new report released today. The report Towards Universal Access by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on [...]
There are more than half a million people who inject drugs (PWID) in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The majority of countries in the Region have a significant injecting drug use problem and several countries have reported much higher national HIV prevalence rates among PWID—most notably Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and some regions of India. [...]
Many clinicians have been getting questions about the health effects of hookah, a type of pipe. Is this method of inhaling smoke less harmful than cigarette smoking? By Abdul Sattar Sohrani, Islamabad Hookah is a waterpipe used for smoking tobacco. Hookah smoking, also known as narghile, shisha, and goza, originated in ancient Persia and India [...]
WHO urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - the ability of micro-organisms to find ways to evade the action of the drugs used to cure the infections they cause - is increasingly recognised as a global public health issue which could hamper the control of many infectious diseases. Some [...]
The first Fibroscan machine of Pakistan was inaugurated by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan at the National Institute of Liver and Gastro-Intestinal Diseases, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS), Ojha campus on Sunday. This is the first clinically validated device using Transient Elastography, an announcement said.This unique, accurate and efficient device brings extra clinical [...]
By Professor Dr. Hussain Bux Kolachi Chairman Department of Community Medicine LUMHS, Jamshoro The super flood that ravaged Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoon Khowa provinces entered in the Guddu Barrage of Sindh on 8th August. About 1.2 million cusecs water flowed in the Indus river caused breach near Kashmor at Torri Bund which damaged half of [...]
National Health Management Information System (HMIS) Pakistan in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Pakistan arranged a “Dissemination Workshop” recently in Islamabad. The Workshop was held to discuss the findings of Mother & Child Week (MCW) Coverage Survey Report. Dr. Rasheed Jooma, Director General Health, Ministry of Health, Islamabad speaking as the Chief Guest [...]
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 [...]
