Yearly Archives: 2010

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 [...]

By Abdul Sattar Sohrani The Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care (1978) states that "...health is a fundamental human right and that the attainment of the highest possible level of health is a most important world-wide social goal". In addressing the main health problems in the community, Primary Health Care (PHC) must "provide primitive, preventive, [...]

Ministry of Population Welfare (MoPW) in collaboration with Population Welfare Department Sindh, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) and Pakistan German Business Forum organized a ‘Seminar on Population & Development for Population Partners’ recently at a local hotel in Karachi.  Prof. Umar Farooq, Pro -Vice Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences and Principle Sindh [...]

The launching ceremony of Dr. Sania Nishtar’s book “Choked Pipes - Reforming Pakistan’s Mixed Health System’ was held recently at a hotel in Karachi. The Book received an overwhelming response. Praising Dr. Nishtar’s work, Prof. Dr. Rashid Jooma, Director General, Health Ministry who was the Chief Guest on the occasion, said that the author has [...]

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Karachi in collaboration with Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan and Merck Pakistan organised a Seminar on “Clinical Trails & Pharmacovigilance – Awareness and Current Trends in Pakistan” followed by a MoU Signing Ceremony between International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi and DUHS to [...]

By Dr.Ashadullah Khan Laparoscopy is a form of minimally invasive surgery.  Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, keyhole surgery is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions. The surgeon inserts a tiny telescope (laparascope) through a small incision at the umbilicus (belly-button). The [...]

As per recent estimates, diabetes affects about 285 million people worldwide and the figure is expected to reach 438 million by 2030 said Prof M. Zaman Shaikh, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology (NIDE), Dow University of Health Sciences at a One day Seminar on “C.V. Diseases in Type-2 Diabetes” held today at National [...]

Highlighting the importance of food security and nutrition, health and food experts have emphasised the need for spreading awareness of the concept of food security, saying that the notion is not fully understood. They expressed these views at a consultative seminar on nutritional aspects of food security in Pakistan organised by the World Food Programme [...]

The Inauguration Ceremony of “Kitab Khana & Gosha-e-Yousufi” and “Endoscopy Suite” of National Institute of Liver and GI diseases (NILGID), DUHS was held recently at a local hotel in Karachi in which a large number of participants from all work of life actively participated. As Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ebad Khan was out of town, Mr. [...]

Improving newborn care in the first month of life is essential for reducing child deaths in developing countries, according to a global update on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) released today in the World Health Statistics 2010. Globally about 40% of deaths in children under five years old are estimated to occur in the first [...]

WHO welcomes the adoption last night of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases - mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes - which kill nearly 35 million people each year, including almost 9 million before the age of 60. The resolution seeks to halt the [...]

Concept papers are requested for research and/or advocacy projects which seek to generate research based evidence to catalyze policy and practice change in Maternal and Newborn Health in Pakistan. The maximum value of a proposed project can be £500,000. The maximum duration for a project should not exceed 3 years or the life of the [...]