Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed health and education departments to complete their hospitals and school schemes within stipulated time and warned strict action against project directors if deadline not met. This he said while presiding over a meeting to review progress of 73 development schemes which have been delayed for different [...]
Clinicians and blood banking experts at a Seminar in Gilgit stressed the need for safe blood transfusion practices, haemovigilance and rational use of blood. The speakers also called for the introduction and promotion of blood safety standards, particularly in tertiary care hospitals, to pave the way for an adequate, efficient and cost-effective blood supply. The [...]
The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSR&C), Pakistan in collaboration with Department of Health Punjab and the WHO country office with support provided by the WHO Headquarters and Regional Office conducted a 3-day Training of Trainers on Health System Response to GBV in Islamabad. The training was conducted under UN Joint Programme [...]
Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that he is trying to improve child health services, particularly in Tharparkar and other far flung areas of the province. He said this during a meeting with a delegation of Child Foundation here at CM House, Karachi. Chief Minister Sindh said that he had a clear [...]
Al-Shifa Blood Bank Foundation organized a walk at Mirpur to mark World Thalassaemia Day 2012. The objective was to create awareness about this fatal disease among masses. Minister for State Ch. Arshad Hussain, Chairman Al-Khidmat Foundation, Dr. Riaz Ahmed, General Secretary Thalassaemia Society Pakistan, Dr. Zafar Iqbal, President Thalassaemia Society Dr. Akram Chaudhary, Technical Advisor [...]
The National Blood Transfusion Programme (NBTP), Ministry of Health, with technical support from GIZ, recently organized a 3-day Training Workshop on ‘Clinical Use of Blood’ recently at a local hotel in Islamabad. The workshop was attended by clinicians and hematologists from six teaching hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi including PIMS, F.G. Polyclinic Hospital, [...]
