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15 09, 2014

High time for health planners to institute comprehensive strategy to provide healthcare to the participants of protest rallies to safeguard them from the risk of communicable and other diseases

2017-04-26T12:34:59+00:00

By Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Durrani, Epidemiologist, Islamabad Attention of Health Authorities is needed to make interventions for basic health needs/ threats for the participants of the two protest rallies. Their stay is prolonged for an indefinite period hence they can be declared Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of war and strife. The participants include women and [...]

15 11, 2013

Effective strategy needed to save the lives of the children – Experts

2017-04-26T12:35:06+00:00

Pakistan is third among five countries including India, Nigeria, Congo and China that accounts almost half of deaths of under-five children worldwide. Respiratory Infections, Diarrhea, Neonatal causes, Vaccine preventable disease and Malnutrition are the major causes of mortality among children. Effective strategy is needed to save the lives of children. These views were expressed by [...]

15 06, 2011

Provincial TB Control Programs Reviewed

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

National TB Control Program (NTP) Islamabad organized its 2-day Inter-Provincial Meeting (IPM) recently at a hotel in Islamabad. The Meeting was attended by NTP/ PTP Managers, NTP Unit Heads, GF Objective Coordinators, M&E Staff, PRL Focal Persons, Technical and Implementing Partners of NTP. The first day of the Meeting started with the welcome address by [...]