Expanded Program for Immunization, (EPI) Sindh in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and Association of Health Journalists Pakistan organized a Consultation in order to revive immunization activities. Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, Health Minister Sindh was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi, Sindh Health Secretary, Dr. Hafizul Haq Memon, DG [...]
Pneumonia was one of the biggest causes of childhood mortality world-wide. Globally, pneumonia is responsible for 4,300 children deaths every day or one in every 20 seconds, while in Pakistan over 80,000 children die each year. Around 80,000 to 100,000 children die every year in Pakistan due to pneumonia, a disease that can be prevented [...]
Dr. Khalid Mahmood A. Khan is a well known Paediatrician working as an Associate Professor of Paediatrics, National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Karachi. He was recently interviewed by Muhammad Fareed, Publisher & Managing Editor, Medical Review. Following are the excerpts of the Interview. Q – Please tell us something about yourself? Ans [...]
Q1 - Tell us something about yourself. Ans - I wanted to be a doctor but most of my times during my childhood, I spent in sports and painting. Me and my friends at Habib Girls School would be in the playground playing basketball, throwball, baseball and table tennis. As I had a deep interest [...]
Aga Khan University (AKU) in collaboration with Trust for Vaccines & Immunizations (TVI) organised the Two-day National Vaccination Seminar recently at AKU, Karachi. The two-day Seminar aimed to unite all health professionals and civil society representatives besides other stakeholders such as policy makers, international health organisations including, USAID, WHO, UNICEF, health officials at federal and [...]
A Ceremony to mark the World Leprosy Day 2011 was held at Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MLC) in Karachi. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector, Government of Pakistan Shahnaz Wazir Ali in her address assured to extend all support to MLC society in its efforts to eradicate polio and tuberculosis (TB) from the [...]
