Instead of burdening patients with unnecessary diagnostic tests, screenings and combinations, healthcare professionals should enhance their medical skills and adopt evidence-based medicines and...
Around 25 per cent patients in Pakistan are in the habit of using prescription medicines without the advice of a physician, health experts said on Thursday and urged people and physicians to adopt...
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Seminar on Congo fever
July 18, 2021
LAHORE: A virtual awareness seminar on âZoonotic Potential of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and its Public Health Significanceâ was held on the eve of Eidul Azha on Saturday.
According to a press release, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) in collaboration with Punjab Health Department organised the seminar.
While addressing the event, UVAS Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Rabbani said that the risk of CCHF increased on the eve of Eidul Azha, particularly during the summer season and such seminars were important to create awareness among the public.
‘85% citizens suffer from vit-D deficiency’
Governor Sarwar launches first-ever Vitamin-D Academy
LAHORE:
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has expressed concern over the prevalence of severe Vitamin-D deficiency among 85% of citizens of the country.
He said this while addressing the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine (PSIM) and a local pharmaceutical firm for the establishment of the country’s first Vitamin-D Academy to train physicians and healthcare providers about the importance of the essential vitamin.
“Pakistan is facing many serious challenges in the health sector and one of them is an acute deficiency of Vitamin-D,” the governor stated, adding “Sadly this leads to various communicable and non-communicable diseases among citizens.”