Dow University of Health Sciences established Thalassaemia Care Centre at its Ojha Campus. His Excellency, Governor Sindh & Chancellor, DUHS Dr. Ishrat Ul Ibad Khan inaugurated the Centre at a Ceremony held recently at Governor House, Karachi. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, Prof. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Zeenat Ayoob, Registrar, Prof. [...]
Al-Shifa Blood Bank Foundation organized a walk at Mirpur to mark World Thalassaemia Day 2012. The objective was to create awareness about this fatal disease among masses. Minister for State Ch. Arshad Hussain, Chairman Al-Khidmat Foundation, Dr. Riaz Ahmed, General Secretary Thalassaemia Society Pakistan, Dr. Zafar Iqbal, President Thalassaemia Society Dr. Akram Chaudhary, Technical Advisor [...]
Pakistan is not on track to achieve most Millennium development goals (MDGS) related to health, nutrition and population. Given its current rate of progress, in 2015 Pakistan’s infant mortality rate (IMR) will be 65 deaths per 1,000 live births and the under-five mortality rate U5MR will be 78,considerably above the MDG4 targets of 33 and [...]
By Ishtiaq Ahmed Yaad Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is a newly born province of Pakistan measuring an area of 72,496 Sq. Km, and inhabiting about 1.4 million people (projected) Presently it is divided in seven administrative units (districts) including Gilgit, Hunza/Nagar, Ghizer, Diamer, Astore, Skardu and Ghanche. According to NCHD-GB overall literacy rate of GB is [...]
