By Dr. Haider Zaman, President, Pakistan National Centre for Aging The World Health Organization (WHO), realizing the situation of older persons facing a variety of problems with growing age released a Policy Framework on Active Aging in 2002. Accordingly, active aging was defined as the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, in [...]
In a special health awareness session held at the Aga Khan University, a panel of child health experts spoke about children with Down Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects one in every 800 children. The session also featured an exhibit of artwork created by Madiha Hussain, a girl with Down syndrome who overcame her condition and now [...]
New book illustrates how food insecurity, malnutrition, obesity, and cultural disconnection plague the global agricultural system and demand solutions from around the world Worldwide, 30 percent of food is wasted, 1 billion people go to bed hungry each night while another 1 billion suffer from health problems related to obesity, and agriculture contributes to [...]
With 750,000 Preterm Babies Born in the country, Pakistan has fourth highest number of preterm births in the world Every year some 15 million babies in the world are born too early. More than one million of those babies die shortly after birth; countless others suffer some type of lifelong physical, [...]
Pharmacists are an integral part of health delivery system and without them the goal of health for all cannot be achieved said Senator Haseeb Khan while speaking as the Chief Guest at the 1st National Conference on Pharmacy Profession and Scientific Research Poster Competition. The 2-day 1st National Conference on Pharmacy Profession and Scientific [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with House of Charity and Children’s Fund International organized a Free Plastic Surgery Camp from 26th of November till December 2, 2011 at its Ojha Campus. The aim of the Camp was to serve the poor patients of society focusing on congenital anomalies including cleft lip and [...]
By Tara Patricia (Author of The Road You Were Meant to Travel) The cheer of the crowd falls silent to his ears. The young brown-eyed man digs deep into every once of his being. This is it… all his years of training, all his sacrifice comes down to this very moment. As the crowds jump [...]
