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15 04, 2014

Tuberculosis – A re-emerging disease and the observance of World TB Day

2017-04-26T12:35:01+00:00

Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Durrani, Epidemiologist, District Surveillance Coordinator, District TB Coordinator (DTC), In-charge Dengue Fever Surveillance Cell, Islamabad Although the Government of Pakistan’s National TB Control Program through its TB DOTS strategy has revolutionized the TB treatment in the country and brought down the incidence and the prevalence of disease thereby improving the treatment indicators; [...]

15 04, 2014

National Seminar with Stakeholders on World TB Day

2017-04-26T12:35:02+00:00

To commemorate World TB Day 2014, National TB Control Program Islamabad organized a National Seminar with Stakeholders at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad. TB patients, their families, health care/service providers, volunteers from Pakistan Girls Guide Association & Pakistan Boy Scouts, local community elders/members, representatives of donor agencies, INGOs, NGOs and officials [...]

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 [...]

15 04, 2011

Provincial TB Control Programs Reviewed

2017-04-26T12:35:29+00:00

National TB Control Program (NTP), Ministry of Health Islamabad organized its 2-day Inter-Provincial Meeting recently in Islamabad in order to identify the progress, strengthens, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges faced by the programs in all the provinces and to discuss the future plans of the program. Dr. Ejaz Qadeer, National Manager, National TB Control [...]

15 03, 2011

National TB Control Program is spearheading on Public Private Partnership for sustainable solution to quality TB services in the country – Dr. Ejaz Qadeer

2017-04-26T12:35:30+00:00

Dr. Ejaz Qadeer is a well-known and dynamic personality in the medical field. Currently he is working as National Program Manager, National TB Control Program (NTP), Islamabad.  On the occasion of World TB Day 2011, Muhammad Fareed, Publisher & Managing Editor, ‘Medical Review’ got the opportunity to interview Dr. Ejaz Qadeer. Following are the excerpts [...]

15 02, 2011

Efforts of TB Control Program Praised

2017-04-26T12:35:31+00:00

Provincial TB Control Program organized Inter District Meeting recently at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus, Karachi.. The meeting was held to identify the progress, strength, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges faced by the program and to discuss the future plans of the program. Dr. Ismat Ara Khursheed, Program Manager, Provincial TB Control Program Sindh [...]