Use of the same syringe or needle to give injections to more than one person is driving the spread of a number of deadly infectious diseases worldwide. Millions of people could be protected from infections acquired through unsafe injections if all healthcare programmes switched to syringes that cannot be used more than once. For these [...]
The Association of People Living with HIV (APLHIV) Pakistan is a nationwide network of HIV community in Pakistan established in response to absence of an appropriate platform for the HIV community to raise their issues. Since its inception the APLHIV has emerged as a strong agency for Research, Advocacy, and Community based Monitoring and as [...]
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, presiding over the first meeting of Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) has probed to link the SHEC with Industries, Production sectors, Chamber of Commerce & Industries and other professional bodies to ensure a meaningful and job- oriented education to the youth. Furthermore, the Commission’s financial, recruitment and accreditation [...]
Dr. Abdul Majeed Akhtar is the Provincial Program Manager of TB Control Program-Punjab. He is associated with TB Control Program since 2014. On the eve of World TB Day, team of Medical Review interviewed Dr. Abdul Majeed Akhtar. Following are the excerpts of his Interview. Q – Please tell us something about yourself? Ans - [...]
TB Control Programme, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa commemorates World TB Day every year in March to create awareness about this disease. An estimated 60,000 new TB cases occur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa every year while Pakistan ranks 5th among high burden TB countries in the world. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has pledged to achieve the objectives set out [...]
Governor Sindh & Chancellor, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS) Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan said Liver Transplant Project of Dow University will largely benefit not only the people of Sindh province but also whole Pakistan. The project will be made functional soon in the university and project will prove a millstone for the people [...]
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) in collaboration with NIMRA organized its 10th International Symposium with the theme “Care & Cure- Cancer in 21st Century” and Golden Jubilee of NIMRA Jamshoro at its Campus. Chief Guest, Syed Muhammad Javed Akhtar, Member Sciences, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Islamabad informed that the role of commission that the [...]
The Safe Blood Transfusion Programme (SBTP), Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, in collaboration with German partners organized a Dissemination Seminar in Islamabad for the dissemination of National Blood Policy and Strategic Framework (2014-20). The seminar was chaired by Minister of Health, Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar. It was well attended by senior officials [...]
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) inaugurated Children and Cardiac Hospital for urology, nephrology, transplantation and cardiology at its premises. Inauguration was performed by Prof. Mehmet Hebral, President Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) and President Baskent University Turkey. He is also founder of International Hebral Transplantation and Education Foundation and Turkic World [...]
