KARACHI: Amid a high number of coronavirus cases in the country and slow pace of Covid-19 vaccination, health experts and medical science professionals suggest people use Vitamin D, calling it highly beneficial in the prevention and treatment of the disease.
They found that people with Vitamin D deficiency were more likely to contract Covid-19 as the ability of the virus to attach with human cells increased manifold among them. The replacement of this “master vitamin” did not only strengthen the immune system, it also prevented humans from scores of other diseases, they added.
“Around 80-90 per cent people in Pakistan, especially women, are significantly Vitamin D deficient,” said University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Vice Chancellor Prof Javed Akram.
Law on unclaimed bodies’ academic use okayed
Lahore
March 16, 2021
LAHORE: The Syndicate of University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Monday gave nod to a proposed law on provision, management and equitable distribution of unclaimed and unidentified human dead bodies for academic purposes.
This approval was given during the UHS syndicate’s 61st meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof Javed Akram. The meeting was attended by VC University of Education Prof Talat Naseer Pasha, Principal Sargodha Medical College Prof Humaira Akram, Prof Nasir Shah, Prof Nadia Naseem, Dr Saqib Mehmood whereas Prof Sajid Maqbool, Prof Waheed ul Hammed and Dr Asad Zaheer participated online. Representatives of Punjab Health and Finance departments also attended the meeting.