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15 11, 2011

As Global Population Surpasses 7 Billion, Two Clear Strategies for a Sustainable Future

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As Global Population Surpasses 7 Billion, Two Clear Strategies for a Sustainable Future Greater reproductive choice and measures to reduce resource consumption and waste are critical to reducing humanity's environmental impact As the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a still-growing world population will [...]

15 11, 2011

SIUT celebrates world children day

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Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF) jointly celebrate World Children’s Day at SIUT SIUT and PYF in a joint collaboration organized an event “Spreading Smiles” exclusively for the sick children being treated at the Paediatric wards in SIUT. The event was held to observe ‘World Children’s Day’ as a [...]

15 11, 2011

Smoking and Pollution Responsible for Rising Chronic Lung Disease in Pakistan

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Widespread tobacco smoking and the use of fuels such as wood and coal are a major cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The disease poses a major health hazard and unfortunately remains largely under-diagnosed and under-treated in Pakistan. This was the consensus opinion of experts gathered at a collaborative seminar organised by Aga Khan [...]

15 11, 2011

Global Financial Crisis Hits Disease Prevention Funding

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It seems that every day another area of the economy is depressed because of the global financial crisis in the banks and governments around the world. This time it's The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, which has announced it will make no new grants until 2014; and there is a possibility of [...]

15 11, 2011

Media can be effective in increasing public health awareness

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Dow University of Health Sciences-Vice Chancellor Prof. Masood Hameed Khan said that Media can play an effective role in increasing awareness about health issues of public health significance. In order to achieve this goal proper understanding of issues by media personal is very important. He also announced that DUHS would give computer and technical training [...]

15 11, 2011

BariMox launched by Barrett Hodgson Pakistan

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Barrett Hodgson Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd launches BariMox Tablet which contains Moxifloxacin - 4th generation flouroquinolone. BariMox offers the effective treatment of Acute Sinusitis, Acute Exacer-bation of Chronic Bronchitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia, MDRSP (Multi-Drug Resistant Strepto-coccus Pneumonia), Compli-cated & Un-complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections & Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections. BariMox is available as tablet in pack [...]

15 11, 2011

Patients’ Welfare Association inaugurates Thalassemia Day Care Center

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Patients’ Welfare Association (PWA) along with Health Department of Sindh inaugurated  Thalassemia Day Care Center at Civil Hospital, Karachi. Provincial Minister of Health, Dr. Sagheer alongwtih renowned industrialist S. M. Muneer performed the Inauguration Ceremony. Secretary Health Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi, Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Prof. Saeed Qureshi and volunteers of Patients Welfare Association (PWA) [...]