Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) introduced Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) technology for detecting and decreasing the risk of blood transmitted diseases like HIV, HBV, HCV, WNV, Parvovirus B19 and HAV. Vice Chancellor, DUHS, Prof. Dr. Saeed Quraishy inaugurated of first Blood Bank in public sector to adopt Real time PCR based NAT technology. Senior [...]
Prof. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Coordinator, Safe Blood Transfusion Programme, M/o National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination, Government of Pakistan The international thalassaemia community has designated May 8th as the World Thalassemia Day. The Day is celebrated all over the world to raise awareness about this disease, commemorate the thalassaemia patients who are no longer with us [...]
Lack of appropriate manpower is one of the major constraints in the development and strengthening of blood transfusion services in Pakistan. Appropriate trainings require planning of training programmes and refresher courses for the staff working in the blood banks. To fulfill this gap, the World Health Organization and Safe Blood Transfusion Programme recently organized a [...]
The number of people suffering from various types of hepatitis is on the rise in the country. This is the first time that World Hepatitis Day is being sponsored globally by the World Health Organization (WHO) following the passing of the resolution on Viral Hepatitis at the 63rd World Health Assembly in May [...]
Husaini Blood Bank in collaboration with Association of Health Journalists Pakistan (AHJP), National Blood Transfusion Program (NBTP), Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) and World Health Organization (WHO) organized a Capacity Building Workshop for health journalist on ‘Blood Safety’ at Hussani Blood Bank Centre Karachi. Dr. Khalid Hussain Shaikh, Additional Health Secretary speaking as the Chief [...]
By Ahmed Waqas, Hafsah Muhammad Chishti, Usman Waheed, Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Blood is a specialized tissue divisible into a cellular part (RBCs, WBCs, Platelets) and a liquid part, Plasma which is a transporting medium for cells and a variety of substances vital to the human body. It is 91% water and contains [...]
