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16 04, 2012

Speakers emphasized on the use of blood components rather than whole blood

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

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with National and Provincial Blood Transfusion Programmes through technical support form GIZ organized a Seminar titled ‘Laboratory Processes in Blood Banking: Component Production’ recently at Arag Auditorium of Dow Medical College Karachi.  Prof. Dr. Junaid Ashraf, Principal Dow Medical College was the Chief Guest on the occasion, [...]

15 04, 2012

Speakers emphasized on the use of blood components rather than whole blood

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

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with National and Provincial Blood Transfusion Programmes through technical support form GIZ organized a Seminar titled ‘Laboratory Processes in Blood Banking: Component Production’ recently at Arag Auditorium of Dow Medical College Karachi.  Prof. Dr. Junaid Ashraf, Principal Dow Medical College was the Chief Guest on the occasion, [...]

15 01, 2012

Pre-marriage test only way to avoid Thalassemia

2017-04-26T12:35:18+00:00

Speaker at a Seminar on Pediatric Illnesses at Abbassi Shaheed Hospital has said that the quality of life of patients with thalassaemia can be eased by the timely transfusion of properly screened blood, proper iron chelating, and provision of adequate medication and physical rehabilitation to the patients. They were speaking at a Seminar organized by [...]

15 06, 2011

Experts stress need for sale blood transfusion

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

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 [...]

15 05, 2011

Quality Criteria for Hospital Blood Transfusion Process

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

The National Blood Transfusion Programme (NBTP), Ministry of Health, with technical support from GIZ, recently organized a 3-day Training Workshop on ‘Clinical Use of Blood’ recently at a local hotel in Islamabad.  The workshop was attended by clinicians and hematologists from six teaching hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi including PIMS, F.G. Polyclinic Hospital, [...]

15 05, 2011

Each year approximately 5000 thalassaemia infected babies are born

2011-06-03T07:15:10+00:00

Dr.  Saeed Ahmed, Husaini Blood Bank Thalassaemia is an inherited genetic blood disorder in which patient’s hemoglobin is abnormally formed. Normally the baby inherits one alpha & one beta gene from the mother and one alpha & beta gene from the father. These two alpha and two beta genes produce two alpha and two beta [...]

15 04, 2011

Meeting held to guide and facilitate reforms in Blood Transfusion Sector

2017-04-26T12:35:30+00:00

The Fourth Meeting of National Steering Committee (NSC) on Safe Blood Transfusion Project to guide and facilitate reforms in the Blood Transfusion Services of Pakistan was held at National Blood Transfusion Programme (NBTP) office, Islamabad. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Programme Manager, NBTP, Ministry of Health, Islamabad. The [...]

15 02, 2011

Book published for Medical Laboratory students

2017-04-26T12:35:31+00:00

Usman Waheed, Technical Advisor, Safe Blood Transfusion Project has authored a book titled “Practical Haematology & Blood Transfusion” that is meant for the medical laboratory students and practitioners. The book, published in Islamabad has been received well by the academics and professionals in the field of Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT). Mr. Waheed, who has been [...]