World Health Organisation (WHO) and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said that strains of Tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely and highlight an annual need of at least US$ 1.6 billion in international funding for treatment and prevention of the disease. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, and Dr. [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences established Thalassaemia Care Centre at its Ojha Campus. His Excellency, Governor Sindh & Chancellor, DUHS Dr. Ishrat Ul Ibad Khan inaugurated the Centre at a Ceremony held recently at Governor House, Karachi. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, Prof. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Zeenat Ayoob, Registrar, Prof. [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences established Thalassaemia Care Centre at its Ojha Campus. His Excellency, Governor Sindh & Chancellor, DUHS Dr. Ishrat Ul Ibad Khan inaugurated the Centre at a Ceremony held recently at Governor House, Karachi. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, Prof. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Zeenat Ayoob, Registrar, Prof. [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abbott Laboratories Pakistan for “Total Lab Automation” Equipment placement and Product supply at DUHS Ojha Campus. The MoU was inked by Prof. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor-DUHS and Habib Ahmed, Country Manager, Abbott Laboratories Pakistan at the Governor House, Karachi in the [...]
Omega Diagnostics Group PLC has announced the imminent launch of VISITECT® CD4, a ground-breaking point-of-care (POC) disposable test for the detection of CD4 T-cell levels, aimed at reaching HIV-positive patients across the globe. VISITECT® CD4, developed by the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia, is an affordable POC test that enables CD4 T-cell levels to be determined, quickly [...]
Aga Khan University Hospital launched first state-of-the-art automated laboratory system that ensures more accurate test results as well as allows a quicker reporting time. The launching Ceremony was held recnetly at AKUH in which Firoz Rasul, President, Aga Khan University was the Chief Guest on the occasion. It aimed to advance patient care, this new [...]
Malaria mortality rates have fallen by more than 25% globally since 2000, and by 33% in the WHO African Region, according to the World malaria report 2011, issued today by WHO. This is the result of a significant scaling-up of malaria prevention and control measures in the last decade, including the widespread use of bed [...]
