Yearly Archives: 2017

The University of Alberta has awarded honorary doctor of science degrees to AKU President Firoz Rasul and Dr Saida Rasul at its convocation. The honorary degree from the University recognises outstanding Canadians who have strived to raise the standard of living of future generations. Speaking at the ceremony, Doug Stollery, the chancellor of the University [...]

Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce large-scale environmental degradation. On World No Tobacco Day 2017, World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting how tobacco threatens the development of nations worldwide, and is [...]

By Muhammad Zohaib Faizi Team Lead at The Indus Hospital Dengue is an infectious disease known to exist for around more than 200 years now. Carried through mosquito bites, it causes joint and muscle pain and referred to as “Water Poison” by the Chinese, associating it with flying insects which specially take place in water. [...]

Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister for Minority Affairs Dr Khatu Mal Jeevan said on Wednesday that launching ‘Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Scholarship for Students of Minority Community’ is a great initiative taken by the government for providing equal opportunities to students, adding that Rs35 million cheques would be distributed among 2400 talented and needy [...]

Minister of State for National Health Services, Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar, has directed to accelerate Prime Minister’s National Health Programme for Family Planning and Public Health Care in district Mardan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Presiding a Meeting under direction of the Prime Minister, directed the Officials of Ministry to start services for 33,000 beneficiaries of district [...]

International Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has acknowledged the great progress made in Pakistan’s polio situation to date and called for more innovative approaches to end polio in the country. In a statement, Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar, while commenting on the findings of the Independent Monitoring Board, [...]

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has vowed to make Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) a world class facility by establishing an institute for cancer costing Rs6 billion. The 12-story tower at JPMC will have the ability to diagnose and treat all types of cancer under one roof absolutely free of cost. He said [...]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed a bill to establish KP Mental Health Authority for the treatment, care, management of properties and affair of the mentally disordered persons and their families. The adoption of the Bill was put on the agenda for several times. But, due to the persistent problem of the lack of quorum it was [...]

PM&DC constitutes Evaluation Committee to review new medical dental colleges Pakistan Medical and Dental Council hold its 152th Council meeting. State Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination also attended the meeting to decide several important cases pertaining to medical and dental education and policy implementations with Council members. While taking a quick review [...]