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26 04, 2015

Asia’s biggest state-of-art OT Complex with 100-beded ICU & Liver Transplant Center inaugurated at Dow University

2017-04-26T12:34:54+00:00

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) first time in public sector, establishes Asia’s biggest state-of-the-art OT Complex with 100-beded ICU and Liver Transplant and Hepato Pancreato Biliary Unit at National Institute of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases (NILGID). The Inauguration ceremony was done by Governor Sindh & Chancellor, Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan along with Prof. Masood [...]

15 04, 2015

Experts discuss Vaccination issues in Pakistan

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

Members of Vaccine Expert Panel Ejaz A. Khan (General Secretary) - Islamabad  Iqbal Memon – Karachi, Naseer Uddin Mahmood – Karachi, Ashraf Sultan – Lahore, Sajid Maqbool – Lahore, Haider Sherazi – Islamabad, Gen. Salman Ali – Islamabad, Salma Sheikh – Hyderabad and Nadeem Khawar – Peshawar Med Rev Report A meeting of the members of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) [...]

15 04, 2015

Building a family of support

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

By Masood Fareed Malik, Community Activist, Pakistan Hemophilia Patients Welfare Society® [PHPWS]  People who have a bleeding disorder can bleed longer than normal as their blood does not clot properly. They can also experience spontaneous bleeding into joints, muscles or other parts of their bodies. There are various types of bleeding disorders and some are [...]

15 04, 2015

Annual Research Day celebrated at Dow University

2015-04-26T15:51:20+00:00

Pakistan is the country which has high mortality and morbidity rate. The health indicators of Pakistan are very poor whereas the education standard of the country is deteriorating. There is need to look into the quality of education in Pakistan. More research should come up to improve the health situation in Pakistan. She stressed the [...]

15 04, 2015

Health Experts meet to discuss Pollen Allergy situation in Islamabad to plan relief for the victims

2015-04-26T15:40:16+00:00

By Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Durrani Epidemiologist, Assistant District Health Officer District TB Coordinator (DTC), Member Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) A Meeting was held in the office of the Chief Commissioner ICT Islamabad, on 7th April 2015 to plan the holding of the forth coming annual Allergy Relief Camp in Islamabad. The camp is [...]

15 04, 2015

Diabetes Mellitus – An overview

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

By Dr. Asrar Sheikh Dr. Asrar Sheikh is an internist in Lowell, Indiana and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Community Hospital. He received his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College and has been in practice for 19 years. Dr. Sheikh accepts several types of health [...]

15 04, 2015

Organ donation and transplantation is a service to humanity – Speakers

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

A one-day Seminar on “organ donation and transplantation in the light of Quran and Sunnah” was organized by Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre (SZIC) University of Karachi (KU) in collaboration with Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) was held at the auditorium of the SZIC- KU. The Seminar was presided over by Prof. Mufti Munib [...]

15 04, 2015

Planning Family for Healthy and Quality Family Life

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

To celebrate “World Health Day”, Pathfinder International in collaboration with Pakistan Medical Association and Pakistan Medical and Social Welfare Committee Arts Council Pakistan organized a one day seminar on Thursday 9th April 2015 at PMA House Karachi with a theme “Planning Family for Healthy and Quality Family Life” This seminar was attended by large number of participants including health [...]

15 04, 2015

Aga Khan University to train Health Department officials

2015-04-26T15:27:08+00:00

The Sindh Health Department’s district and provincial managers will for the first time be able to enroll in a graduate-level health policy and management programme while continuing to work, as part of an initiative to build capacity to improve the health delivery system in the province. Under an agreement signed today by the Aga Khan [...]

15 04, 2015

Over 860 graduates awarded degrees at Hamdard University Convocation

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

Over 860 Degrees including 12 PhD were awarded to students of seven faculties at 19th Convocation of Hamdard University held recently in Karachi. The Convocation was presided over by Mrs. Sadia Rashid, Chancellor, Hamdard University. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman, Higher Education Commission speaking on the occasion said that there was a very lesser part of [...]

15 04, 2015

IMU established to monitor performance of public sector healthcare facilities

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

To ensure quality health service delivery to the public by improving the overall performance of the public sector health service delivery outlets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU) has been established is health department with the mandate to regularly monitor/evaluate the performance of the public sector health care facilities and take measures to [...]

15 04, 2015

National conference on woman empowerment

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

Speakers at a national conference has lamented that despite being nearly half of its population, Pakistani women continue to be victims of gender based violence, early marriages and are denied the basic right to education, health and political participation. These were some of the highlights of discussion among key panelists at thenational conference ’Tabeer Hum’, [...]

15 04, 2015

Focus Group Discussions – Possible designs for VNRBD Public Awareness Campaigns

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

Safe Blood Transfusion Program, Islamabad in collaboration with Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) and Punjab Blood Transfusion Authority (PBTA) organized formal ‘Focus Group Discussions’ aimed to share experience and recommendations for the design of public awareness campaigns especially their views of donor policies, communication and donor mobilization strategies and their perception of existing and required [...]

15 04, 2015

Meeting to discuss pharmaceutical industry issues

2015-04-26T14:53:02+00:00

A Meeting of the Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination was held recently in the office of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society (SMCHS), Karachi under the Chairmanship of Mr. Khalid Hussain Magsi, MNA to analyze the working performance of the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Karachi [...]

15 04, 2015

Hepatitis screening to be expanded at UCs level in Sindh

2017-04-26T12:34:55+00:00

Sindh Health Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar on Monday revealed that hepatitis cases are on the rise in Sindh province despite government efforts and now provincial authorities are planning to expand screening of people at Union Council level across the province. He informed this while inaugurating the Healthy Sindh Program (Sehat Mand Sindh) program, an [...]