As part of the activities of commemoration of WAD 2014, on Friday December 5, 2014 a national level commemoration event was organized in Islamabad-Pakistan. UNAIDS Country Office in collaboration with Joint UN Team on AIDS [JUNTA] organized this event where experts and representatives of affected communities met for an interactive discussion on how we can end the [...]
Highlighting the importance of application of Chlorhexidine for Umbilical Cord Care in Newborns, experts at a Consultative Meeting stressed the role of Chlorhexidine Digluconate to in reducing the neonatal mortality in Pakistan. The National Technical Consultative Meeting on national recommendations for use and scale up of 7.1 percent Chlorhexidine Digluconate for umbilical cord care in [...]
A drug used for treating breast cancer, known as exemestane, is more effective than a common breast cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, in preventing breast cancer recurrence in young women who also receive post-surgical treatment to suppress ovarian function. The findings from this trial were in women who had a form of early breast cancer that [...]
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are approved for use in both early and advanced-stage breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Although the currently approved “third-generation” AIs all powerfully inhibit estrogen synthesis, they may be subdivided into steroidal and nonsteroidal inhibitors, which interact with the aromatase enzyme differently. Nonsteroidal AIs bind non- covalently and reversibly to the aromatase protein, [...]
Hormonal therapy, also called endocrine therapy, is an effective treatment for most tumors that test positive for either estrogen or progesterone receptors (ER-positive or PR-positive, in both early-stage and metastatic cancer. This type of tumor uses hormones to fuel its growth. Blocking the hormones can help prevent a cancer recurrence and death from breast cancer [...]
In today’s perpetually plugged-in, fast-paced world, personal energy is increasingly taxed, and finding ways to rejuvenate and re-energize is more challenging than ever. Recognizing there is a universal need for increased personal energy and revitalization, for the first time in Pakistan, South Beach Clinics – a health and wellness center based in Karachi has launched [...]
The Act is aimed at developing Tuberculosis Notification Forms to every registered medical practitioner, private clinic, private hospital, registered Practitioner, community leader and Incharge of a covered premises operating within the jurisdiction. The Act ensure Tuberculosis case notification, record keeping and educational outreach. Duties of registered Practitioners and Traditional Healthcare provider, are also stated in [...]
The World AIDS Day is being observed today as an opportunity to harness the power of social change and close the access gap between people who have access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services and people who are being left behind by empowering them. The WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region comprising of 22 countries [...]
In Pakistan, average life expectancy for men increased to 64.4 years. Women's average life expectancy increased to 67.3 years Today, fewer people are dying from tetanus and diarrheal diseases in Pakistan, according to a new, comprehensive analysis of trend data from 188 countries. Mortality from tetanus dropped 93% between 1990 and 2013. At the same [...]
Speakers at a Seminar emphasized that the true role of medical laboratory technology can only be achieved by setting up specialized institutions, updating and standardizing the curriculum and instituting a Pakistan Medical Technology Council (PMTC). They were addressing a Seminar titled ‘Future Perspectives for Medical Laboratory Scientist’ organized by Pakistan Chapter of the South Asian [...]
Two conjoined twins have been successfully separated after a surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital, the first at the Hospital and the first in Karachi. Their parents Ilyas, a policeman, and Uzma residents of Pano Akil, never thought they would see this day. Conjoined twins are rare, estimated incidence is 1 in 250,000 of [...]
Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter urged the government to make arrangements for imparting education in mother tongs and national language to the children and take on board the teachers while drafting new education policy.The meeting was held on the theme ‘Outdated and class-based education system is an impediment in progress of [...]
Aurat Foundation, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Special Education, organized a policy dialogue, titled ‘Road Map for Justice and Equality for Persons with Disability (PWD)’, the International Day of Persons with Disability in Islamabad. The event was supported by AUSDFAT, Trocaire and Women Learning Partnership (WLP). Speakers at the occasion spoke about the [...]
In a major step towards eradicating malnutrition worldwide, over 170 countries today made a number of concrete commitments and adopted a series of recommendations on policies and investments aimed at ensuring that all people have access to healthier and more sustainable diets. Ministers and senior officials responsible for health, food or agriculture and other aspects [...]
