WHO has issued its first guidance for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic infection that affects an estimated 130 million to 150 million people and results in 350 000 to 500 000 deaths a year. The publication of the "WHO Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection" coincides [...]
Lack of appropriate manpower is one of the major constraints in the development and strengthening of blood transfusion services in Pakistan. Appropriate trainings require planning of training programmes and refresher courses for the staff working in the blood banks. To fulfill this gap, the World Health Organization and Safe Blood Transfusion Programme recently organized a [...]
Education and prevention are key to fighting diabetes. Four out five diabetics worldwide are living in middle or low income countries, half of them unaware of their condition. Screening for pre-diabetes is one essential step in combating diabetes as more than 10 per cent of the people with pre-diabetes become diabetic within three years. Experts [...]
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 [...]
Husaini Blood Bank in collaboration with Association of Health Journalists Pakistan (AHJP), National Blood Transfusion Program (NBTP), Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) and World Health Organization (WHO) organized a Capacity Building Workshop for health journalist on ‘Blood Safety’ at Hussani Blood Bank Centre Karachi. Dr. Khalid Hussain Shaikh, Additional Health Secretary speaking as the Chief [...]
