Prevent malaria and save lives: WHO pushes for prevention on World Malaria Day on April 25, 2017KARACHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria and save lives. Together with diagnosis and treatment, WHO recommends a package of proven prevention approaches, including insecticide treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides, and preventive medicines for the most vulnerable groups: pregnant women, under-fives and infants. World […]
Overflowing gutters, contaminated water spreading diseases in Kemari Town on April 23, 2017KARACHI: Poor sanitary conditions, mixing of sewerage in potable water and uncollected garbage are resulting in spread of infections in the twin densely populated fishermen’s localities of Machar Colony and Mohammadi Colony in Karachi’s Kemari Town, Daily Times learnt. Chocked gutters, mixing of sewerage in potable water lines, heaps of garbage, dense smoke are chronic […]
Sindh govt asks WFP for air ambulance to work in remote areas on April 22, 2017KARACHI: Sindh government has requested the World Food Program (WFP) for the provision of an air ambulance and smart ambulances to work in poverty and hunger stricken areas of the province. The request was made at time when Sindh government itself has failed to construct required roads in the province. According to official data, province […]
Health Dept denies Chikungunya epidemic despite hundreds of cases on April 19, 2017KARACHI: If official figures of mosquito-borne viral disease Chikungunya in Karachi are calculated that sums around 50 ‘suspected’ cases per each day in April so far. The figures seems very unrealistic while comparing independent mainly on hospital based, the figures comes out in thousands. According to Director Health Services Karachi, so far in April 896 […]
People advised to adopt precautionary measures as mercury level touches 42C on April 11, 2017KARACHI: As the mercury level rises in metropolitan city, authorities have warned people to take precautionary measures in order to avoid any untoward incident. On Tuesday, Metrological Department recorded 42 degree centigrade maximum mercury level in the port city. “Although heat related affected persons visited healthcare facilities but in a sizeable number,” said Dr Muhammad […]
Girls parents seek financial help from PM, CM on April 10, 2017KARACHI: The distraught parents of 10 year old, Bushra Jokhio, suffering from aplastic Anemia, have appealed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Sindh Chief Minister and philanthropists for financial help for her second Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). Jokhio is suffering from aplastic anemia for last three years and she is on blood transfusion. She resides in […]
Lee Market becomes safe haven for quacks on April 8, 2017KARACHI: Lee Market, one of the economic zones of the city has now become a breeding ground for quackery. The illegal and unfounded practice in healthcare is being carried out mostly in oral and homeopathy segments, Daily Times has learnt on Friday. During March 2017, Sindh Health Department in order to dislodge this practice has […]
Private hospital involved in quackery on April 3, 2017KARACHI: In an act of quackery, Kamal hospital, a multi-story private healthcare facility in the center of metropolitan is running its affair by technicians in the absence of any qualified doctor for quite some time, Daily Times learnt on Monday. Apparently most of the patients, brought to Kamal Hospital, are referred from public healthcare facilities, […]
Civil Hospital Karachi upgrades blood screening technology on April 3, 2017KARACHI: In order to achieve ‘foolproof blood screening’ Civil Hospital Karachi has upgraded the technology by shifting to Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA). Civil Hospital Karachi, one of the largest public healthcare facility in Sindh, it is first public care health facility to introduce CLIA technology in the province. There are only few healthcare facilities which have […]
Health officials for expansion of EPI coverage to prevent measles outbreak on March 29, 2017Karachi: Health official of Sindh have stressed for increasing Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) coverage upto 85 percent to prevent any outbreak of measles. Currently Sindh lags far behind in terms of EPI coverage while officials are holding District Health Officers DHOs responsible for any untoward incident of measles in the province. According to Pakistan […]