We welcome the broad consultation organised by the governments of Botswana, Sweden, WHO and UNICEF and congratulate in particular the Task Team for the participatory process and the quality of the consultation. The report reflects well the debates that were held, building on the merits and limits of the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as […]
Hypertension in South Asian Countries – A growing monster
Asia is a large continent that has undergone pronounced demographic, epidemiologic, and socioeconomic changes in the recent decades. The South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) form a large subcontinent within Asia and share geographic boundaries, economic and cultural similarities. It is also home to some of the world’s most populous countries. […]
Do a Death Defying Act: Get your blood pressure checked today!
High Blood Pressure or “Hypertension” in medical terms has been known to be a risk factor for premature death ever since the Actuaries at the New York Metropolitan Insurance Company started keeping a track of blood pressure measurements in their life insurance policy holders over a century ago. Doctors recognized the importance of this simple […]
A Reflection on the World Health Day
The 7th April is World Health Day which marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948 and invites us to reflect on public health in the world. In many European countries, one can hardly look at the status of healthcare without seeing the effects of austerity measures on the […]
The Role of Academia in Socio-Economic Development
In most indigenous cultures and countries, a working system that inspires socio-economic development is an opportunity. Socio-economic development is termed as a system that creates sustainable access to the economy for its beneficiaries, in other words, “it teaches people to fish rather than giving them a fish”. Therefore the core element of ‘sustainable’ socio-economic development […]
Seth Berkley on Immunization in Pakistan
Every child, no matter where he or she is born, should have the opportunity and the right to a healthy life, and vaccines are one of the best ways to provide that. Not only do they save lives and prevent disease, enabling children to grow up and lead productive lives, but vaccines are also very […]
The challenges of NCD prevention universally
In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly passed a Resolution adopting the Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease (NCDs). The Declaration was indeed a historic landmark in public health for several reasons. First, it was only the second meeting at the […]
Consign TB Tragedy of ‘La Bohème’ Finally to History
For more than a century, La bohème, the opera, set in 19th century Paris, has moved audiences to tears with a heroine who dies of tuberculosis. Since the 1950s, audiences could head home without worrying about catching the disease themselves, which no longer posed a real threat in Paris, Milan, Vienna or New York. But, […]
World Tuberculosis Day: Insights on Fight Against TB in Pakistan
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the major strategic partner in Tuberculosis control in Pakistan . Roughly 90% of Anti-TB drugs, equipment and specialized infrastructure are funded through Global Fund grants which are managed by the National Tuberculosis Program, Greenstar Social Marketing and Mercy Corps. Over the past 10 years we […]
Zulikha – 16 year old Tuberculosis (TB) patient
The ill girl is almost inevitably and sympathetically a beautiful girl with a smooth tanned complexion, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair and wearing dozens of bangles. The hope is that she stays alive to see another autumn. She was only 16 years old– young with a life that seemed to be full of promise, but […]
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