Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to defeat the drugs designed to kill them making them superbugs. The inability of antibiotics to kill these superbugs may result in difficulty to treat infections. Karachi- The World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) 2018 was observed from November 12th to November 18th. In connection to this awareness…
Day 3, AKU’s 21st National Health Sciences Research Symposium, Karachi: From earthquakes and floods to terrorist attacks, schools in Pakistan have been exposed to numerous emergency situations. Although there have been periodic training programmes by the National Disaster Management Authority’s Pakistan School Safety Framework and other institutions, but the question is, are our schools prepared…
Day 2, AKU’s 21st National Health Sciences Research Symposium, Karachi- Imagine a child receiving a ‘pain-free invisible’ injection at an emergency department. The needle is hidden in a watch-like device with a hollow dial and a local anaesthetic at its base numbs the area of the needle’s insertion, thus making it pain-free. The idea is…
Day 1, AKU’s 21st National Health Sciences Research Symposium, Karachi: The global Disease Control Priorities Project estimates that nearly half of deaths and over a third of disability in low- and middle-income countries can be addressed by the implementation of effective emergency care. “The solution is to establish integrated emergency and trauma care systems with…
Islamabad- Stretching from October 5th to 7th, the International Health Expo was the talk of healthcare community. Organized by Dr Jawad Faisal and Mr Aijaz Shahid, the expo took place at the Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad. The large-scale, multi-speciality congress was the first of its kind to be held in Pakistan. Several renowned names, like…
KARACHI- Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), in collaboration with a US-based NGO, Distinguish Innovation Commercialization Entrepreneur (DICE) Foundation is organizing the 4th Health Innovation Exhibition 2018, which is scheduled to begin from October 12th at the Expo Center, Karachi. In this two-day exhibition, 35 universities from across the country will present more than 150…
Islamabad Medical and Dental College organized a tree plantation drive under the “Plant for Pakistan” campaign in collaboration with Government of Pakistan. Students, faculty and staff of IMDC participated in the drive. Minister of Environment & Climate Change, Malik Ameen Aslam inaugurated the ceremony along with Chairman IMDC Dr Ghulam Akbar Niazi, Dr Khalid Hassan,…
An awareness event for various basic health issues and particularly the effects of consuming Gutka, chalia and other tobacco related substances in our society was held recently in collaboration with Latif Kapadia Memorial Welfare Trust (LKMWT) and The Hunar Foundation (THF) to safeguard the common ailments within the society by adapting precautionary measures and spreading…
The students and faculty members of Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine (AIDM) actively participated in the joint conferences of the Pakistan Association of Orthodontists (PAO) and the Pakistan Prosthodontic Association (PPA), recently held in the city of Quetta. It was a very well organised event, giving the students and faculty members a good opportunity to…
The dental section IM&DC has actively been participating at various National and International forums. Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Baig, Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial surgery department IMDC, presented his study of “Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor: a Rare entity” at the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Surgery, in Dublin Ireland. This 3 day conference was attended…
