To review the status of regional and provincial blood regulatory authorities and evaluate progress, and to develop an action plan for strengthening blood regulatory systems in the country, World Health Organization in collaboration with Safe Blood Transfusion Programme (SBTP), Ministry of National Health Services & Regulations organised a National Consultative Workshop on Blood Regulation at [...]
Dr. Noor-e-Saba, Manager, Regional Blood Centre, Peshawar Blood transfusion services are an integral part of the health-care system. Millions of lives are saved each year through blood transfusions. Provision of safe blood and blood components is the responsibility of the national health care system. Safety of blood has assumed greater importance and relevance in developing [...]
A Seminar on ‘Transfusion Issues in Thalassaemia Management in Pakistan’ was organized today in Islamabad by the Safe Blood Transfusion Programme (SBTP). Barrister Abid Waheed, Managing Director, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The objective of the meeting was to highlight and deliberate on challenges faced in the provision of timely [...]
Speakers at one-day seminar urged the people to donate blood to save lives as every drop was worth a smile and prevention was the only hope against Thalassemia. The Seminar, on the occasion of Silver Jubilee of Hamdard University, was held on the theme: “Thalassemia awareness”, organized by Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University in [...]
Blood Donation - Benefits that Everyone should Aware
Training Workshop on Regulatory Aspects of Blood Banking
Provincial Minister Health Dr Sikandar Mandhro presided the handing and taking over ceremony of four regional blood centers in Sindh established and equipped by German development bank at his office in Sindh assembly. The documents were signed by German Development Bank representatives Mausuma Zaidi and Zahid Mehmood while from Sindh Health Department side Secretary Health [...]
Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan has said that a comprehensive strategy is needed to create awareness about all blood disorders so as to prevent the children from the same. These disorders include Thalassemia, hemophilia, leukemia, Bone Marrow complications and other diseases. This he said while talking to a delegation of Afzal Memorial Thalasseamia [...]
Health experts urged to create awareness in public on important matter of human organs donation to help needy people and avoid illegal transplant in the country. They said that availability of sufficient organs for transplant may stop the heinous crime of illegal transplantation of kidneys and other organs. They however said that the trend of [...]
Safe Blood Transfusion Programme, Islamabad to celebrate World Blood Donor Day 2016 organised Seminar and Awards Ceremony at the Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad. Dr. Tariq Fazal Choudhry, Minister of State, Capital Administration & Development Division was the chief guest at the World Blood Donor Day celebrations whereas representatives from Dr. Kamran Ajaib from [...]
On the directives of Provincial Minister for Health Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar , an agreement was signed between Sindh Health Department and German Development Bank here in Islamabad. Secretary Health Ahmed Bux Narejo and Masooma Zaidi from German Development Bank signed on the agreement. On this occasion Secretary Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority dr. Zahid Ansari [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences(DUHS) in collaboration with Pediatric Department, Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and Pakistan Pediatric Association(PPA) organized 2-days First national Conference on “Genetic, Metabolic and Chromosomal Disorders” at Dow Medical College. The theme of the conference is “Making the voice of rare diseases heard”. The Conference was inaugurated by Medical Superintendent, CHK Dr. [...]
By Rizwan Ahmed Kiani, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Thalassemia is an inherited genetic disorder associated with low hemoglobin due to defective production of hemoglobin and too much destruction of red blood cells. These are caused by mutation in ? or ? globin genes of haemoglobin. Haemoglobin production is affected in red blood cells, [...]
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 [...]
Institute of Bio-Medical Technology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) established forensic and molecular biology laboratory for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. It is the first DNA lab in Sindh that will help identify bodies and offenders in sexual assault cases and ascertain paternity disputes. The Laboratory was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Syed Qaim [...]
