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 [...]
World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25th to venerate the efforts of different parts of the World to control Malaria prevalence. Novartis Pharma Pakistan, a Multinational Research based Pharmaceutical Company organized an Awareness Session recently in a local hotel in Karachi. The event comprised of interaction between the medical community [...]
WHO releases list of drugs that need to be available everywhere The World Health Organization's (WHO) first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives. Access to appropriate medicines is vital to achieving global health goals[i]. More than eight million children under [...]
Saeed Allawala, Managing Director, ATCO Laboratories, organized a meeting for a policy dialogue on “Pakistan Health Sector and the 18th Amendment – What future holds” recently at a local hotel in Karachi. Dr. Sania Nishter President Heartfile was the guest speaker. Chairmen and representatives from national and multinational pharmaceuticals companies attended the meeting. Speaking as [...]
Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review by Cochrane researchers. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from herbs used in Chinese medicine, is more effective at preventing death in patients with severe malaria. ================= Rising status of [...]
Cancer detected early can be treated more effectively and better still, there are strategies to prevent the disease. Awareness, education, screening programmes and best practise treatment can all reduce the risk of dying from cancer was the message from experts at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) Each year, the world over, cancer kills more people [...]
