Minister of State for Health, Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar chaired the first meeting of the Task Force on mental health. The Minister on this occasion said that the issues of right discrimination and exploitation by non professionals of people with mental health and mental disorders need be addressed by better awareness and education of the [...]
At the launch of the "World health report 2013: Research for universal health coverage", WHO today called on countries to continue investing in local research in order to develop a system of universal health coverage tailored to each individual country’s situation. With universal health coverage, countries can help ensure that citizens obtain the health services [...]
World Health Organisation (WHO) and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said that strains of Tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely and highlight an annual need of at least US$ 1.6 billion in international funding for treatment and prevention of the disease. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, and Dr. [...]
Dr Hamzullah khan, Dr Sarfaraz Khan Afridi, Dr Obaid ul Islam, World Health Organization Pakistan Abstract: Objectives: To determine the status of the AFP surveillance system at Mohmand agency FATA in a sense to improve the sensitivity of the system in 2012. Methodology: This is a retrospective analysis of the cases reported in 2011. The [...]
For public awareness on Dengue Fever, World Health Organization (WHO) has published posters; booklets and other printed literature on Dengue Control and Prevention with the collaboration of Government of Punjab, so that people could easily get to know what kind of steps should be taken to fight Dengue. The posters and booklets are beneficial to [...]
