By Fauzia Saeed, Psychologist, Thalassaemia Centre PRC, Punjab Branch,Lahore Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormazorm of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anemia. Anemia is a condition in [...]
Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Sagheer Ahmed has shown concern on decreasing routine immunization and growing malnourishment among children under five. It being some of the major impediments to the eradication of polio from the province. He expressed his views at a Seminar on ‘Paediatric Infectious Disease: Insights from Local Research’ organised by Aga Khan University [...]
Sindh Health Minister Dr. Sagheer Ahmad launched a strategic plan to counter the high prevalence of acute malnutrition among children and pregnant women in 19 districts. Addressing the launching ceremony of the Sindh Strategic Nutrition Response Plan (SSNRP), Dr. Sagheer Ahmad said that it would cost Rs3.8 billion and would be implemented from July onwards [...]
