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28 04, 2017

INTERVIEW – DR. AFREEN AGHA

2017-04-28T14:51:16+00:00

Dr. Afreen Agha is a Graduate of Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi. After doing House Job, she joined Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS) of Dow University of Health Sciences as Lecturer. She was recently interviewed by Muhammad Fareed, Editor Medical Review. Following are the excerpt of her interview. [...]

28 04, 2017

NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHO FCTC

2017-04-28T14:46:30+00:00

Minister, National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar has assured that there will be zero tolerance against any hurdle in way to fulfil the obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which Pakistan ratified in 2004. This commitment was made during a meeting with WHO FCTC Needs Assessment Mission who called on the [...]

28 04, 2017

INJECTABLE POLIO VACCINE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN 8 DISTRICTS

2017-04-28T14:45:13+00:00

The Emergency Operation Centre for polio (EOC) Sindh has launched the phase 2 of the Injectable polio vaccine campaign in 8 districts of Northern Sindh to improve children's immunity against the virus. The campaign started on 20th and end on 28th March 2017 in 8 districts of Sindh including Dadu, Jacobabad, Kambar, Kashmore, Khairpur, Larkana, [...]

28 04, 2017

INDUS HOSPITAL OPENS 74-BED MATERNAL CARE CAMPUS

2017-04-28T14:44:29+00:00

To cater more women in dire need of maternal health services, The Indus Hospital Sheikh Saeed Memorial Campus has been expanded to 74 beds from previous 54 beds and it has also been equipped with a state of the art N I C U which has the capacity of handling 12 neonates at one time. [...]

28 04, 2017

PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE STRESSED

2017-04-28T14:43:37+00:00

Speakers at a meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter urged the government to promote Alternative Medicine in the country in order to solve the problem of public health care. The meeting was held on Thursday March 09, 2017 on the theme: “Public health care and government responsibilities”, presided over by Justice (Rtd) Haziqul Khairi at [...]

28 04, 2017

DIABETES IS INCREASING AT ALARMING RATE IN PAKISTAN

2017-04-28T14:42:46+00:00

Diabetes in Pakistan is increasing at an alarming rate. Number of pregnant women in Pakistan suffering from diabetes is considerably higher as compared to other countries, these views were expressed by experts at a Press Briefing and Inauguration Ceremony of 4th International Diabetes Conference held recently. The conference was organized by Sanofi and the Diabetic [...]

28 04, 2017

DEVELOPING ACTION PLANS TO MEET PAKISTAN’S 2030 POLICY TARGETS

2017-04-28T14:42:00+00:00

Policy experts and policymakers have prepared detailed roadmaps to help Pakistan achieve its commitments under five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at a special two-day session organised by the Federal Ministry of Health Services and Regulation in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Aga Khan University and the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. The 17 [...]

28 04, 2017

AWARENESS WALK TO MARK WORLD KIDNEY DAY

2017-04-28T14:41:11+00:00

Clifton Kidney and Dialysis Centre (CKDC) to mark the World Kidney Day 2017 organised an awareness walk and other health awareness programmes in Karachi. The celebration started with a walk for a cause in which a large number of people belonging to different sectors of life participated. The walk was led by Prof. Iffat Yazdani [...]

28 04, 2017

RESEARCH FINDS PCV-10 VACCINE PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM DISEASE

2017-04-28T14:40:17+00:00

Pneumonia and meningitis account for nearly one in three child deaths in Pakistan every year. A four-year study of the impact of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV-10), has found that the vaccine prevents children from contracting deadly strains of the two diseases. The study, funded by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and [...]

28 04, 2017

NEW AMBULANCE SERVICE LAUNCHED IN TWO SINDH DISTRICTS

2017-04-28T14:39:06+00:00

Govt of Sindh in collaboration with Aman Foundation launched Sindh Peoples Ambulance Service in two districts of Sindh Province. The service launched in Sujawal and Thatta can be reached by calling 1036. The service has been started with 25 ambulances equipped with basic life support facilities. Of the 25 ambulances, 12 have been given to [...]

28 04, 2017

CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON USAID GLOBAL HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM WORK PLAN

2017-04-28T14:38:19+00:00

The Consultative Meeting on USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program Work Plan FY- 2017 for the Government of Punjab was held recently at a local hotel in Lahore. The Meeting aimed to discuss the details with the Health, Population Welfare and Planning Departments, Government of Punjab about the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program’s province [...]

28 04, 2017

HEALTH MINISTER PUNJAB & GERMAN AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES KFW FUNDED BLOOD CENTERS IN MULTAN AND BAHAWALPUR

2017-04-28T14:37:27+00:00

Punjab Health Minister, Khawaja Salman Rafique and German Ambassador, Ina Lapel inaugurated a modern Regional Blood Centre in Multan developed with the German government grant through KfW-German Development Bank and the EPOS-implemented "Safe Blood Transfusion Project". The inauguration ceremony also covered the opening of a similar Centre in Bahawalpur. The total cost of both the [...]

28 04, 2017

SINDH CM INAUGURATES COUNTRY’S 1ST FREE PET SCAN FACILITY AT SIUT

2017-04-28T14:32:22+00:00

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated Country’s first free cancer scanning facility PET CT-Scan at Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT)’s Mehrunnisa Medical Centre here in Korangi. Positron Emission Tomography PET CT Scan is a major diagnostic tool for the cancer population as it helps the doctors in detection, diagnosis of cancer [...]

27 04, 2017

DENGUE VACCINE: WHO POSITION PAPER – JULY 2016

2017-04-27T11:58:39+00:00

EPIDEMIOLOGY The number of dengue cases reported annually to WHO has increased from 0.4 to 1.3 million in the decade 1996–2005, reaching 2.2 million in 2010 and 3.2 million in 2015. There is substantial under-reporting of dengue within health systems and to WHO. Based on mathematical modelling, the global annual incidence has been estimated at [...]