World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries to move towards universal health coverage and to scale up international investment in catalytic development funding. The call comes as world leaders travel to the Third UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa to discuss ways to pay for the new Sustainable Development Goals, to be launched [...]
An Iranian delegation comprising senior officials from Ministry of Health and Medical Education called on the Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar here today to discuss Pak-Iran cooperation in the field of health. The delegation was led by Dr. Mohsin Asadi Lari, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the Health Minister. Other delegates [...]
Commissioner of Karachi, Shoaib A. Siddiqui sought coordination among city administration and all concerned agencies for an efficient rehabilitation programme for 47% of the country AIDS people living in Karachi. In a meeting with Country Representative of UNAIDS, for Pakistan, Marc Saba held re cently in Karachi, the Com-missioner said the people suffering from acquired [...]
Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, President of Network of Academies of Science of OIC Member States (NASIC) is co-chairing (along with the US Nobel Laureate Prof. Ferid Murad) two major inter-national conferences being held in Boston. A senior professor of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) said that this was an [...]
Nuclear Medicine & Oncology Division, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad A Beacon of Hope for Cancer Patients Mr. Muhammad Naeem (HI, SI) Chairman PAEC PAEC Cancer hospitals are extending their services for the management of cancer patients throughout the country. There are Eighteen hospitals at the moment throughout Pakistan. PAEC is committed to provide the [...]
Dr. ArshadIqbal of Warwick will receive the American Stroke Association Community Conscience Award 9th Annual Summit of the NorthEast Cerebrovascular Consortium (NECC), to be held in October 2015at the Newport Marriott. The American Stroke Association Community Conscience Award is given annually to an individual that has been an advocate for policy change supported by the [...]
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Sindh Community Mobilization Program organized a Conference titled “Child Nutrition in Sindh: Challenges and Opportunities” recently at a local hotel in Karachi. The Conference was attended by officials from the Sindh Health including Fazlullah Pechuho, Education Secretary, Saeed Ahmed Mangnejo, Health Secretary, Randy Hatfield, USAID Senior Policy [...]
The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is celebrated every year on June 14 to thank voluntary blood donors for their gift of life. The designation of this special day has the support of all major stakeholders in blood transfusion medicine and blood transfusion services, including the WHO, ISBT, FIODS and the IFRC. The theme of [...]
Office of the Commissioner, Karachi and Nai Zindagi with support from the GF launched a new initiative to address the issue of street based people who use drugs in Karachi. In the launching ceremony, Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Commissioner, Karachi sharing his views on the occasion stressed the need of rights based drug treatment and rehabilitation [...]
Government of Pakistan through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced that from financial year 2015-16, tuition fee and approved mandatory charges of all new university admissions under PM’s tuition fee scheme will be paid in advance. The PM’s Tuition Fee Scheme has been launched on objective is to increase outreach of the Scheme and further [...]
Barely two months from now, in September 2015, the Millennium Development Goals will expire and MDGs 4 and 5 – reducing child mortality and improving maternal health – will not be achieved. In an effort to accelerate progress, the Centre for Excellence in Women and Child Health at the Aga Khan University, the Barcelona Institute [...]
The use of tobacco products increases the incidence of heart disease, stroke and lungs, mouth and stomach caners, this was stated by renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Syed Mubeen Akhtar while addressing a press briefing on the eve of World Anti-Tobacco Day held recently at Karachi Press Club (KPC). Dr. S. Mubeen Akhter said out of a total [...]
Urticaria is commonly known as Hives or locally PittiUchalna Chapaki is an outbreak of swollen, pale red bumps, patches, or the sudden appearance of red or white welts on the skin either as a result of allergies, or for other reasons that at times are unknown. He said hives generally cause extreme itching, burning and [...]
Aga Khan University (AKU) and UNICEF, Afghanistan are working together to overcome obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. As a part of this cooperation, the university recently conducted the first ever one day training session on Lives Saved Tool (LiST) in Kabul. The training was part of the national ‘Call [...]
A World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Bank Group report launched today shows that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extreme poverty because of health spending. "This report is a wakeup call: It shows [...]
