Karachi: The Faculty of Pharmacy at Hamdard University, Karachi, organized an event in honor of the Chancellor of Hamdard University and the President of the Hamdard Foundation, Mrs. Sadia Rashid. The Government of Japan in the Japanese Consulate of Pakistan awarded Mrs. Rashid with the “The Order of the Rising Sun” (gold rays with neck…
Islamabad- Federal Health Minister Aamir Mehmood Kiani has reaffirmed government’s resolve to make Pakistan a polio free country. World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director Dr Ahmed Salim Saif Al-Mandhari on a four day visit to Pakistan called on Federal Health Minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani along with his delegation. The regional director who heads the WHO…
NEW YORK- According to a new report by a global coalition, including The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 30 million babies are either born premature or become seriously ill, requiring specialized care at the right time to survive beyond the first month of life. UNICEF Deputy Executive…
Hike in drug prices likely KARACHI- Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Central Chairman, Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA), Mr Zahid Saeed, urged the federal government to allow local drug manufacturers to rationally increase the prices of medicines, considering the alarming inflationary trends in Pakistan’s economy. He also mentioned that approximately 250 medicines have virtually vanished…
Pakistani neuroscientist and academician, Dr Liaquat Raza, was recently awarded prestigious fellowship by Crafoord Foundation and Jeanson Foundation, in Sweden. Dr Raza has been invited by the Swedish Government as a guest researcher to University of Lund where he will be investigating new insights of Epilepsy. Dr Raza is also serving as the Head of…
Globally, there are over 80 million people currently living with the effects of stroke. Due to the alarming increase in this health condition, many studies have been and are still being carried out to control the effects of this disease. During the World Stroke Congress in Montreal, a new study was unveiled, which indicated that…
London- Prof. Shahed Quraishi, a British-Pakistani doctor, has been elected as the President of Royal Society of Medicine’s ENT section. The Royal Society of Medicine is one of the greatest providers of postgraduate medical education, in UK; it is also among the most prestigious organizations of Britain’s senior doctors. Prof. Shahed Quraishi, an ENT consultant,…
MN REPORT TEHRAN- As reported by IRNA, the consultant to Iran’s Health and Medical Education Minister announced that the country planned on increasing its exports of medical equipment up to ten times, to hit $240 million by the end of the present Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019). Making remarks at the inauguration ceremony of…
Penang, Malaysia- A five-member delegation of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) visited Penang, Malaysia, in order to attend the 33rd Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO) General Assembly and 54th Council Meeting. The delegation comprised of President PMA Centre, Dr. Ashraf Nizami, Secretary General PMA Centre, Dr. SM Qaisar Sajjad, Abdul Quddus Khokhar,…
(WASHINGTON, D.C., September 2018) Saving Promise, a national domestic violence prevention organization, is launching a new awareness campaign, Don’t Just Give A Damn, with the release of a new video aimed at highlighting the impact of domestic violence on adolescents, young adults, and millennials. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “One in three girls will…
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