Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine (PSIM) organized a get-together meeting to align upcoming chapter activities and signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Ceremony with Aga Khan University and Pinnacle Biotech at a local hotel in Karachi. The MoU signing with Aga Khan University aimed to develop evidence-based guidelines for disease prevention whereas another MoU with Pinnacle Biotech inked to collaborate…

Taking a significant step towards women’s health in Sindh, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Sindh in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan, World Health Organisation, JHPIEGO organized an advocacy seminar on Introduction of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine recently at a local hotel in Karachi. Health Minister Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho was the Chief Guest while Secretary Health, Rehan Iqbal Baloch…

Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls in collaboration Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine (PSIM), High-Q Pharmaceuticals as main sponsor and Pharmevo, Hilton, Martin Dow, BF Bioscience and Ferozsons Laboratories as co-sponsors organized an Awareness Seminar on Cardio-Metabolic Disorders recently at a local hotel in Karachi. The theme of the Seminar was ‘Focused on understanding the risk and prevention…

A delegation of blood transfusion experts called on the Honorable Governor Balochistan, Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail. The delegation included Prof. Hanif Mengal (Quetta Regional Blood Centre), Dr. Usman Waheed (Islamabad Medical and Dental College), Dr. Noore Saba (Peshawar Regional Blood Centre), Dr. Akhlaaq Wazeer (Mirpur Regional Blood Centre), Abdul Haleem Baloch, and Dr. Shafi Khosa, both from Quetta Regional Blood…

In coordination with Member States, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners established an access and allocation mechanism for mpox medical countermeasures including vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tests. The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) will increase access to these tools for people at highest risk and ensure that the limited supplies are used effectively and equitably.   This is part of…