Islamabad: Pakistan is not oblivious to the gravity of the tobacco epidemic. Stringent measures are being taken to curb tobacco use, with both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance.
Islamabad:Pakistan is not oblivious to the gravity of the tobacco epidemic. Stringent measures are being taken to curb tobacco use, with both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance actively.
Dr Faisal underlines significance of vaccination
Islamabad
April 27, 2021
Islamabad : The World Immunisation Week reminds us of our responsibility in taking action to bring the benefits of immunisation to all. I urge all parents to get their children vaccinated. When people ensure that their families and communities are protected with vaccines, we are all protected together.
The PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan expressed these views while addressing an event marking the opening of World Immunisation week, which is being commemorated this year with the theme “Vaccines bring us closer.” Every year, WIW is celebrated in the last week of April (24 to 30 April) to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against infectious diseases. Vaccines save millions of lives every year and are widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions.
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Govt declares 1st Ramazan as ‘National Quit Day’
National
April 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Wednesday declared the 1st of Ramazan as National Quit Day as part of the overall campaign for this year’s World No Tobacco Day, which is being observed worldwide under the theme ‘Commit to Quit.’
“Over 160,000 Pakistanis die of tobacco-related diseases every year. The Ministry of National Health Services, in collaboration with WHO, declares Ramazan 1st as National Quit Day. Let’s join hands and pledge to quit the use of tobacco,” the PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan announced on twitter. Tobacco kills 8 million people around the world each year. Over 1 million deaths attributable to tobacco use are caused by second-hand smoke exposure. Someone is dying of tobacco-related diseases every four seconds. In Pakistan, an estimated 166,000 people die of tobacco-relat