By Mukhtar Alam KARACHI: Percentage of women in 15-49 years age group, who delivered a child through caesarean section (C-section) –a cut made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus—registered an increase of almost 25 per cent in Sindh by 2018, according to the findings of
KARACHI: There will be over 2.5 billion –one in four—people having hearing problems across the world by 2050, said a report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), issued ahead of World Hearing Day on March 3. According to WHO’s projections of people with some type
By Our Correspondent KARACHI: In the wake of an increasing number of kidney disease cases, experts have stressed the need for augmenting the renal treatment facilities on a priority basis across Sindh. They were speaking at various events held in connection with the World Kidney
KARACHI: Tracheostomy—an alternative method of respiration—has become more important in order to save lives in the wake of increasing deaths from Covid-19 and road traffic accidents. These views were expressed by surgery experts while speaking at a two-day hands-on workshop on practical training in bronchoscopy,
KARACHI: The megacity is enduring unceasing stray dog bite cases, while the municipalities concerned and other related departments and authorities at the helm of affairs appear either incapable or lethargic towards resolving this serious issue that has left many people wounded and rendered much more
By Yusra Irfan: KARACHI: A descriptive observational study was conducted among the pregnant women attending outpatient department (OPD) at Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit II of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro. Revealing the contributing factors of antenatal anemia, the study observed that
By Mukhtar Alam: The researchers at Karachi’s Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), on April 13, claimed having achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. They, according to a DUHS press release, have succeeded in preparing intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with plasma obtained from
KARACHI: Experts at a conference held in connection with Rare Disease Day 2020 at the Aga Khan University (AKU) have said that policymakers and stakeholders must pay greater attention to the challenges posed by rare diseases in Pakistan, mentioning that a simple blood test —
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a two-day moot on primary healthcare services have stressed the need for bringing essential healthcare services at the doorsteps of common man by way of fostering training programmes and policies for comprehensive development of family medicine, besides investing in public health and
By Our Correspondent: ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a dissemination event about provision of quality services to pregnant women and newborns have called for addressing the nutrition and health care challenges across the country on an emergent basis. The event was arranged by a global organisation, Nutrition