With profound grief, we announce the death of Assistant Professor, Khyber Medical University, Dr Benish Aleem’s father in law, Mr Asif Mehmood Khan, General Manager, Nespak due to COVID-19. The publisher, editor and the entire management of Dental News and the Journal of Pakistan Dental Association express their heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of…
DTMA President’s wife passes away
With profound grief, we announce the death of DTMA President Liaqat Ali Humayun’s wife in Lahore. She passed away in the early hours of Friday. The publisher, editor and the entire management of Dental News and the Journal of Pakistan Dental Association express their heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Mrs Liaqat. We pray…
DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition begins at Expo Centre
KARACHI: The two-day event of the 5th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation exhibition was inaugurated at the Expo Center Karachi. The Dow University of Health Sciences, a leading health sciences university, organized the event. In this exhibition, Pakistani and foreign delegates stated that Pakistan must adopt self-reliance as a national agenda by making everything that…
All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition set to launch
KARACHI: The fifth All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation exhibition is set to begin from October 16 at the Expo Center in Karachi. The Dow University of Health Sciences, one of the country’s leading health education institutes, is organizing the event. This is Pakistan’s biggest event on health research and innovation, and after the success of…
Healthcare Sensor Innovations 2019
Cambridge, UK IDTechEx, expert providers of emerging technology market intelligence and events, are launching a new Healthcare Sensor Innovations conference. The annualconference will focus on the latest developments in the use of wearables and sensors in continuous monitoring of individuals and point-of-care diagnostics. It will be held on the 25th and 26th of September 2019 at The Gillespie…
Dr Aqeel Shaikh’s Mother Passes Away
Dr Aqeel Ahmed Shaikh’s mother has passed away. Her Namaz-e-Janaza will be held today, August 27th, after Zuhr prayers, at Medina Masjid, behind Hyderi Super Market, North Nazimabad, Block B. Publisher and staff of Dental News and JPDA express their heartfelt condolence to Dr Aqeel and his family. Dr Aqeel Shaikh is HOD Operatives at…
CEO SHCC lauds Sindh police’s role in drive against quacks
KARACHI: In order to improve the coordination between the Sindh Police and the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC), Dr Minhaj Qidwai, CEO, SHCC, and Dr Ayaz Mustafa, Director, Anti-Quackery, held a meeting with the Additional IG, Sindh Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, and his team of DIGs. The CEO of the SHCC thanked the Sindh police for…
Dr Arif Alvi’s brother-in-law passes away
Dr Rashid Ahmed, the brother-in-law of President Dr Arif Alvi, passed away in Karachi today. The Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Sultan Mosque, DHA, Karachi, after Asar prayer. Dr Rashid Ahmed was a renowned radiologist and patron-in-chief of Pakistan Journal of Radiology. He was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2017 by the President of Pakistan.
SHCC to organize consultative meeting of regulatory bodies
KARACHI: The Sindh Health Care Commission is organizing a consultative meeting of regulatory authorities on June 18th, 2019, in Karachi to devise a comprehensive strategy to improve health services delivery standards and eliminate quackery from Pakistan. The representatives of the Punjab Health Care Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, Pakistan…
Prevent these lethal diseases with VACCINE
Protected Together: Vaccines Work! Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today, a major reason, besides unavailability, being the reluctance shown by many parents in getting…