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15 08, 2011

IAS celebrates ten years of accelerating scientifically promising, ethical HIV research in resource-limited countries

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The International AIDS Society (IAS) - Industry Liaison Forum (ILF) celebrates its ten year anniversary, adding another important milestone to this already historic year in the global response to HIV/AIDS. This year marks 30 years since the first reported AIDS cases, ten years since the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was adopted, and ten [...]

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 06, 2011

Experts stress need for sale blood transfusion

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

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 [...]

15 05, 2011

Plasma Fractionation; Current Status

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

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 [...]

15 05, 2011

Partners call for increased commitment to tackle MDR-TB

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

On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Stop TB Partnership are calling on world leaders to step up their commitment and contributions to meet the  goal of diagnosing and treating one million people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) between 2011 and 2015. Today [...]

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

HIV/AIDS-associated Tuberculosis; A Global Health Catastrophe

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

 Maryam Yousaf 1, Usman Waheed 2 1 Department of Biochemistry, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 2 Department of Molecular Biology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad From its discovery in 1981, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has killed more than 25 million people and infects 0.6% world’s population [1]. The HIV infection is commonly complicated by other infections; [...]

15 02, 2011

Call for sensitizing students to reproductive health

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

An Advocacy Seminar on “Rights Based Approached to Reproductive Health” was organized by Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with Reproductive Health Steering Committee and AAHUNG (an NGO working in the field of Reproductive health) recently at Dow Medical College, Karachi. This one day seminar was preceded by three day Hands-on workshop on [...]