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1 01, 2014

Fourth International eHealth Conference held

2017-04-26T12:35:02+00:00

E-health Association of Pakistan (eHAP) in collaboration with Aman Foundation organized fourth International eHealth Conference in Karachi. The theme of the conference was ‘Potential of Mobile Health (mHealth) in developing countries.’ It was attended by national and international delegates including students, IT professionals, health providers, policy makers and stakeholders. The conference provided an opportunity to [...]

15 06, 2012

Family Planning Summit – London

2017-04-26T12:35:15+00:00

Awareness & access of reproductive health to women in developing countries   Aims of the Summit The UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the support of UNFPA and other partners, will host a ground breaking international Family Planning Summit inLondonin July. TheSummitwill launch a global movement to give an additional 120 [...]

15 05, 2012

Reduction of Preterm Births Can Ensure that Pregnancies go to Full Term

2012-07-01T15:46:42+00:00

      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, [...]

15 04, 2012

Use of contraceptives can further improve in Pakistan

2017-04-26T12:35:17+00:00

If contraceptive prevalence can rise by 9% in districts such as Rajanpur, Charsadda, Sanghar and Mardan, the uptake of family planning use can also happen throughout the country, said Dr. Ali Mir, Chairperson FALAH, a project of the Population Council at a Seminar titled ‘Family Planning Revitalised - The Falah Experience’ held recently in Islamabad. [...]

15 12, 2011

Malaria during Pregnancy: New study assesses risks during first trimester

2017-04-26T12:35:23+00:00

The largest ever study to assess the effects of malaria and its treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy has shown that the disease significantly increases the risk of miscarriage but that treating with antimalarial drugs is relatively safe and reduces this risk. In the study, carried out at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) [...]