Lahore
February 19, 2021
LAHORE:Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid received equipment and material from World Health Organisation representative for Pakistan Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Thursday.
As part of the Patient Safety Hospital Initiative, the WHO has provided support to the government. Special Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Ms Silwat Saeed, Vice-Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, Focal Person for Patient Safety in Punjab Dr Hussain Jaffery and other officials were present.
Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said, “I am grateful to the WHO for providing support to six hospitals as part of the Patent Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative. The Minister’s Delivery Unit is managing the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative to make improvements in public sector hospitals. We are making all out efforts for safe treatment of patient
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People experiencing the longer-term effects of long COVID will benefit from £18.5 million to fund research projects to help better understand the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition.
The funding will be given to 4 studies to identify the causes of long COVID and effective therapies to treat people who experience chronic symptoms of the disease.
The projects were chosen following a UK-wide call to find ambitious and comprehensive research programmes to help address the physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 in those experiencing longer-term symptoms but who do not require admittance into hospital.
Long COVID can present with clusters of symptoms that are often overlapping and/or fluctuating. A systematic review has highlighted 55 different long-term effects but common symptoms of long COVID include breathlessness, headaches, cough, fatigue and cognitive impairment or ‘brain fog’. There is also emerging evidence that some people experience organ damag
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4 research studies funded to better understand and address the longer-term effects of COVID on physical and mental health
Approximately 1 in 10 people with COVID-19 continue to experience symptoms beyond 12 weeks
Government funding for the projects approved in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research (
NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (
UKRI)
People experiencing the longer-term effects of long COVID will benefit from £18.5 million to fund research projects to help better understand the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition.
The funding will be given to 4 studies to identify the causes of long COVID and effective therapies to treat people who experience chronic symptoms of the disease.