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15 04, 2013

Health Robotics Expands IV Bag Support to Hospira’s LifeCareTM; Cuts Fresenius Support After RIVA Decision

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Health Robotics announced that in response to competitive trends and overwhelming customer demand, it recently added support for LifeCare, while withdrawing sales support for all Fresenius Kabi's IV consumables for all of its Robots. Health Robotics maintained its current support for IV Bags from Baxter (Aviva, Viaflo, Viaflex, INTRAVIATM), Hospira (VisIVTM), B.Braun (PAB® and Excel®), [...]

15 04, 2013

WHO launches emergency response to anti-malarial drug resistance

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

On World Malaria Day, 25 April, WHO recognizes significant accomplishments in preventing and controlling malaria, including in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights the threat of antimalarial drug resistance in south-east Asia’s Greater Mekong subregion, where an emergency response is now being launched. “In recent years endemic countries, including countries in sub-Saharan Africa, have [...]

15 04, 2013

Experts stress pre-marital thalassaemia tests

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in collaboration with Thalassaemia Awareness and Prevention in Pakistan (TAPP) organized a Seminar at its auditorium aiming to create awareness among students regarding thalassaemia. The Awareness Seminar was attended by a large number of students, faculty members and health experts. Ayesha Abid, President, TAPP sharing her views on the [...]

15 04, 2013

Prevention urged to reduce malaria burden

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Speakers at a Seminar to celebrate World Malaria Day said that increased malaria prevention and control measures were essential to reduce the disease burden in the country. Malaria was a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that were transmitted to people through bites of infected mosquitoes. They said parasites spread to people through the bites of [...]

15 04, 2013

Expanded Programme on Immunization workshop

2013-05-05T12:06:03+00:00

A four-day Training Workshop was organized by the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with World Health Organization was held at a local hotel in Islamabad. The objectives of the workshop were to: review the performance of EPI in 2012 at national, provincial and area level, coverage of immunization, implementation of [...]

15 04, 2013

National Seminar on Tuberculosis

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

A National Seminar on Tuberculosis was held Bara Kahu to commemorate World TB Day. Honorable Sectary of IPC, Fareed Ullah graced the occasion as a chief guest. Dr. Najeeb Durrani, DTC , Dr. Muhammad Azhar, DHO ICT,  Dr. G.N Qazi, Representative WHO,  Dr. Ejaz Qadeer, National Manager, National TB Control Program were also present on [...]

15 04, 2013

World Kidney Day shows alarming rise of obesity and hypertension in general population

2013-05-05T11:59:30+00:00

The world kidney day is celebrated each year to bring awareness about chronic kidney disease. People from all walks of life are screened for kidney disease. This year kidney day was observed by SIUT at three centers - Karachi, Sukkur and Kathore. In all 982 people underwent physical examination, blood and urine tests and ultrasound [...]

15 04, 2013

World Health Day celebrated at DUHS

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

World Health Day is celebrated on April 7th, every year to mark the Anniversary of the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO). World Health Day aims to highlight urgent areas of public health concern worldwide. Additionally, each year a theme is chosen to raise awareness of the world’s major health issues. This year the [...]

15 04, 2013

Existing facilities for diagnosis and treatment of TB greatly expanded at Dow University

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

To celebrate World TB Day 2013, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with Stop TB Partnership Pakistan, National TB Control Program, Provincial TB Control Program and Bridge Consultant organized a ‘Stop TB Walk and Awareness Seminar’ at its Ojha Campus. The Walk was led Sardar Yasin Malik, Minister [...]

15 04, 2013

Sania Nishtar appointed as a Federal Minister

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Dr. Sania Nishtar appointed as a Federal Minister of the Government of Pakistan. Her portfolios are Science and Technology, Information Technology, Professional Education and Training. Sania Nishtar graduated from Khyber Medical College, Peshawar in 1986 as the best graduate with 16 gold medals, a college record, which remains unbroken to date. In 1999 she left [...]

15 04, 2013

Timely vaccination could save 100,000 children yearly

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Nearly 100,000 children under the age of five die every year due to preventable diseases like pneumonia, tetanus and measles in Pakistan. This makes up to a whopping 20 percent of the total 435,000 deaths of children in Pakistan. These diseases can easily be ward off with the timely vaccination of children. These views were [...]

15 04, 2013

PM calls for immediate inter-provincial meeting to combat measles

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Caretaker Prime Minister, Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has directed for an urgent inter-Provincial Meeting to combat steady increase in the number of measles cases in the country. Expressing his deep concern over the rising incidence of Measles in the country, during a Meeting at Sindh Governor House, he directed the Caretaker Federal Health [...]

15 04, 2013

Better supply systems key to reach all children with life-saving vaccines

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

In advance of World Immunization Week, global experts are highlighting strategies to further advance progress on the Global Vaccine Action Plan that was endorsed by the World Health Assembly, 2012. Better supply and logistics systems are essential to reach the estimated 22 million children in developing countries who are still not protected from dangerous diseases [...]

15 04, 2013

Global leaders support six-year plan for a polio-free world

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Global eradication program will move simultaneously on multiple fronts expanding focus to improve childhood immunization and protect gains made to date At the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – [...]