Phlebotomy: The Critical First Step in Diagnostic Testing
Dr. Usman Waheed, Islamabad Medical laboratory technology is among the most rapidly evolving fields within healthcare. The practice of contemporary medicine relies heavily on the analytical processes conducted in clinical laboratories. As automation and computer technology become increasingly dominant, the roles of laboratory technologists and technicians have shifted from hands-on tasks to more analytical functions. [...]
Prime Minister Pakistan launches nationwide campaign to combat Hepatitis
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a nationwide campaign against hepatitis on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, as governments and health organizations raise awareness about the disease and its implications on millions around the globe. Every July 28 the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day to increase awareness and understanding [...]
WHO handed over State-of-art Motorbike, Ambulance to Sindh Govt.
Caretaker Health Minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz Friday said that first-ever state of art ‘motorbike ambulance services’ equipped with a first-aid box rolling out in narrow streets of Sindh province to provide immediate medical care before patients can be transported to hospitals. The 1122? emergency motorbike service equipped with portable [...]
Pakistan faces Food and Nutritional insecurity
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi has shown serious concerns over the scarcity of food in Pakistan and said that one of the world’s most populous countries was facing a massive challenge of food and nutritional insecurity. He was speaking at the concluding [...]
Chest Pain Unit inaugurated at SHC Bar
Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar has said that due to easy access to emergency care and quick response, the Chest Pain Units entertained over 1.2 million people in seven years and saved over 30,000 lives. Due to success and appreciation, the demand has grown, and we are [...]
WHO International Pathogen Surveillance Network launched with $4m in donor funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced US$ 4 million in funding from donors to create a catalytic grant fund for organizations working in pathogen genomic surveillance. The fund will support projects across the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, to pilot projects and in doing so, create an evidence [...]
PM calls called for international cooperation to better address health emergencies
Minister for Health Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has called for greater international cooperation to better address health emergencies. He was speaking at the two-day Global Health and Safety Conference held in Islamabad. The 2-days Conference convened more than 70 delegates including global leaders, health professionals and civil society activists to brainstorm solutions [...]
Pakistan to host its first-ever Global Health Security Summit
A high-level meeting in this connection was held at the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Islamabad which was chaired by Federal Secretary Health, Iftikhar Shallwani, to review the preparations for the global moot. Director General of Health, Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Kazi brief the meeting informed that the [...]
Federal Health Minister, Dr. Nadeem Jan talk about Global Health Security Summit 2024
Federal Health Minister, Dr. Nadeem Jan said that Pakistan was going to become first country in the world to organise the global health security summit. He expressed these view during a meeting with Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf Saeed Al Malkiy who called on the Minister. Dr. Nadeem Jan said [...]
New Guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health endorsed
Guiding Principles respond to low- and middle-income countries’ calls to mobilize finance to save lives now and in the future as the climate crisis threatens global health A consortium of multilateral development banks and funders, countries and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding Principles”), announced [...]
Medical waste incinerator launched in Islamabad: Pakistan’s pathway to sustainable development
By Nur-UL-Ainnie Kazi, Health Officer, ICT/CDA, Federal Directorate of Immunization, Islamabad Environmentally friendly incinerator given the green light by the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations & Coordination, Pakistan. A cutting- edge medical facility envisioned to be a game changer as an environmental footprint in the hospital [...]
High-level Meeting of Pakistan’s Task Force on Polio Eradication held
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar tasked authorities to prepare an emergency polio eradication plan for the next year to target high-risk areas, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by poliovirus mainly affecting children under the age of ten years. It invades the nervous [...]
