Pakistan’s polio program no longer on-track: WHO
Pakistan?s polio eradication program is no longer on-track, noted the International Health Regulations?(IHR)?Emergency Committee, convened by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Regarding Pakistan, the Committee stated that it ?is gravely concerned by the significant further increase in WPV1 cases globally this year, particularly in Pakistan.? It added that in the country the transmission of the virus continues to be widespread ...
ایک سگریٹ زندگی کے 5 منٹ کم کرتی ہے؟
آج دنیا بھر میں انسداد تمباکو نوشی کا دن منایا جا رہا ہے۔ آج انسداد تمباکو نوشی کا عالمی دن ہے جس کا مقصد ایسی مہم چلانا ہے جس سے لوگ سگریٹ نوشی ترک کر دیں لیکن تمام تر اقدامات کے باوجود دنیا میں سگریٹ پینے والے افراد میں مسلسل اضافہ ہو رہا ہے۔ عالمی ادارہ صحت کے مطابق ہر ...
Could squeezing your arms, legs help prevent strokes?
A simple squeeze to your arms and legs might benefit your brain ? turns out, the added pressure may improve the regulation of blood flow to your brain as well as levels of stroke protective molecules, a new study suggests. This method also increased molecules in the blood previously suggested to play a protective role in the brain, such ...
Dr Zafar Hails Levying Health Tax On Tobacco Products, Sugar Drinks
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th May, 2019 ) :Special Assistant to for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza has termed the decision of federal of levying health tax on tobacco products and sugary drinks as unprecedented and historic. In a statement, Dr Zafar said that in order to discourage cigarette smoking, ...
#WorldNoTobaccoDay: PM's official on polio shares lung cancer patient's message
KARACHI: The prime minister's focal person on polio on Thursday shared the video message of a lung cancer patient in light of the "World No Tobacco Day" on May 31. In a video published on his Twitter account, Babar bin Atta, the PM's focal person on polio,?shared a message recorded "today" of 65-year-old Abdul Razzaq, who suffers from final-stage ...
Tobacco Kills Eight Million People Every Year: WHO
According to WHO, tobacco smoking and second-hand smoke can cause lung , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and tuberculosis and tobacco smoke in itself is a very dangerous form of air pollution. On the eve of this year's No Tobacco Day, the Health Organization (WHO) has asked the people to protect their lungs by not only quitting ...
Saidu Sharif Hospital Would Functional After Eid- Ul- Fitr
He said new hospital would be state-of-the-art of its nature having modern medical facilities besides para-medical staff and doctors would also be served for patients with more zeal and zest.
Health Experts Urge For Protecting People From Tobacco Smoke
There was also a need to develop a multi-sectoral tobacco control policy with having ownership of the relevant ministries, provinces, private sector and stakeholders to implement Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), CEO, The Network for Consumer Protection, Nadeem Iqbal said. Medical expert Dr Wasim Khawaja Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) ...
Renovated Gynae OTs Opened At Nishtar Hospital
Briefing the VC, Head of Gynae Unit-II and In Charge Room Dr Mehnaz Khakwani said that patients would be shifted to recovery room after operation for proper care. Later, he visited gynae unit-II, Libraray, class-rooms and different sections and appreciated Dr Mehnaz Khakwani's efforts.
12 ACs,227 Fans Donated To Allied Hospital
Patient Welfare Society President Dr Jaffar Hassan Mubarak handed over the articles to Dr Khuram Altaf here on Thursday.
Ratodero HIV outbreak ‘new and strange’: WHO experts
Headed by Dr. Oliver Morgan, Director of Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment, in the Health Emergencies Program of World Health Organization (WHO), an 11-member international team comprising experts from CDC Atlanta, Georgia USA, Unicef and UNAIDS held a detailed meeting with Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho, provincial health officials, experts from the Aga Khan University, Dow University ...
Lemons: Health benefits, nutrition facts
You can eat them in slices, sip healthy lemon water, make lemonade, garnish food with them, candy their peels, and use their juice and peels in cooking and more. ?Lemons are high in vitamin C, folate, potassium, flavonoids and compounds called limonins,? said Alissa Rumsey, a New York Citybased registered dietitian, certified strength and conditioning specialist and spokesperson for ...
WHO Experts To Help Pakistan Control HIV's Outbreak: UN
More than 600 people have been tested positive for HIV, nearly than half of them being children under the age of five since the outbreak of the disease in 22. "Prior to this outbreak, there were just over 1,200 children diagnosed with HIV and receiving antiretroviral treatment in the whole of ," Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq told the regular ...
Minister Directs To Constitute Committee For Care Of Dementia Patients
Memory clinics would also be established in for provision of better healthcare facilities to the dementia patients, she said and added that special committees would be duty bound to present the report regarding registration of dementia patients and provision of healthcare facilities to them on monthly basis.
International Experts Hold Series Of Meetings To Discuss HIV Outbreak
The 12 member international team currently visiting include Dr. Oliver Morgan, (Director of Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment of WHO Health Emergencies Programme), Dr. Hammad Ali and Dr. Elizabeth Rabold Medical Epidemiologist (CDC - ), Muhammad Tayyab, a medical epidemiologist (representing WHO's EMRO region), Walter Zingg (IPC/hospital epidemiologist and paediatric expert) , Joumana Hermez ...
WHO Delegation Meets Provincial Officials
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th May, 2019 ) :Minister of Health and , Dr Azra Pechuho Wednesday held important meetings with delegation of Health Organization (WHO) in . The health department, WHO and the partner teams are very eager to work together to eradicate HIV and provide treatments to the affected population as ...
Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Ask Strict Action Against Those Involved In Negligence In Eradicating Polio
A total of 890 lady health workers will take part in the vaccination process under supervision of 244 area incharges and 83 medical officers of union councils, he informed that besides 1004 vaccination teams, the vaccination of children will also be carried out at 117 fixed centres and 23 transit points of the district.
Pakistan Medical And Dental Council To Issue Warning To Hospitals On Service Deficiencies
Addressing a press conference here, President Prof Dr Tariq Bhutta along with council members Wednesday said as per its policy, the will offer assistance to such hospitals which are deficient in terms of practices to improve delivery of medical treatment by doctors. He said the council has decided to show zero tolerance against negligence of doctors ...
WHO Team Of Technical Experts Calls On Sindh Governor Imran Ismail
Dr. Oliver Morgan, also a senior member of the team commented that the outbreak among children was a major incident of its nature and cannot be ignored by the in general. The said the was committed to combating the menace on strong lines and would extend needed assistance to the WHO team with equal ...
Health Minister Holds Meeting With WHO Delegation
WHO will be helping the Health Department to find the root cause of the outbreak through a geographical mapping process and to provide the HIV treatment kits for the affected children.
