2015年5月23日 星期六

2015-05-24 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
ITU contract   
The News International
The Innovations for Poverty Alleviation Lab (IPAL) at Information Technology University (ITU) was awarded a grant worth £250,000 by Sub-National Governance Programme (SNG). According to a press release, the contract for the grant was signed by ITU ...

Governance: Public health project gets £250000 grant   The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune
   
Up to 5000 fistula cases surface in Pakistan every year   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: While International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is being celebrated across the world on Saturday, up to 5,000 women in Pakistan needlessly suffer from the medical condition every year, said doctors on Friday. “Obstetric fistula is preventable and, ...

UN Urges World to Seek End of Obstetric Fistula   Student Operated Press
Obstetric fistula: What is the childbirth injury affecting two million women ...   International Business Times UK
Marking International Day, UN urges world to seek end of obstetric fistula 'in our ...   UN News Centre
The Express Tribune   
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The Express Tribune
   
These lifestyle choices may cause infertility in women   
The Express Tribune
A rise in smoking, caffeine consumption, alcohol consumption and stress is increasing the risk of infertility among young women, a study released on Thursday has shown. There is a very strong link between these lifestyle choices and infertility in women, ...

Lifestyle diseases causing infertility in women   ummid.com

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DAWN.com
   
Alamgir hopes to recover from this surgery within six months — Photo courtesy ...   
DAWN.com
Veteran singer Alamgir has been battling polycystic kidney disease for years and is ready to take the next step towards relief from the pain he has long suffered. Alamgir is about to leave for Atlanta, where his kidneys will be removed as a preliminary ...


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240000 kids vaccinated against polio in Bajaur   
The News International
KHAR: Around 240,000 children were administered anti-polio drops as the three-day campaign concluded in Bajaur Agency on Friday, an official said. Talking to reporters, the Agency Surgeon Dr Zakir Hussain said that around 240,000 children were ...


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PakistanHerald
   
WHA reaches agreement on polio, International Health Regulations and ...   
StarAfrica.com
GENEVA, 22 May 2015 / PRN Africa / — GENEVA-The World Health Assembly continued progress Friday, reaching agreements on polio eradication; further implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005); surgical care and medical products.
Pakistan is on course to defeat polio: Ayesha Raza   PakistanHerald

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The Straits Times
   
German woman, 65, gives birth to quadruplets   
STLtoday.com
BERLIN • A 65-year-old teacher from Berlin has given birth to quadruplets after a pregnancy that was widely criticized by medical professionals because of her age, RTL television said Saturday. Annegret Raunigk, gave birth to a girl — Neeta — and three ...

German grandmother Annegret Raunigk with 13 children gives birth to quadruplets   ABC Online
German (65) gives birth to quadruplets   Irish Independent
65-year-old gives birth to quadruplets   The Hindu
People Magazine   
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MedCity News
   
Hospital pilots study Apple Watches, connected devices for cancer patients ...   
MedCity News
withings blood pressure cuff Several hospitals and healthcare facilities are poised to start evaluating wearables in several different pilots. They include assessments of Apple Watches to evaluate side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients to getting a ...

How the Apple Watch Can Collect Patient Data   EE Times
Hospitals Giving Out Apple Watch to Aid Cancer Treatment   Big Think (blog)
Apple Watch is Helping Cancer Patients   TechFrag
Med Device Online (press release)   
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The Malaysian Insider
   
Bacteria blamed in indigenous Mexican baby deaths   
The Malaysian Insider
Bacteria – and not a contaminated vaccine as initially suspected – were to blame for the recent deaths of two Mexican babies and for sickening 29 others, according to an official investigation. The babies, from the indigenous town of Simojovel in southern ...

Mexico officials: Bacterial infections sickened children   Miami Herald

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Revenue losses run into billions: tough steps against illegal trade of cigarettes in ...   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in the light of an international report on illicit tobacco trade has decided to introduce new enforcement measures in the upcoming budget (2015-16) to check illegal trade and consumption of cigarettes in the country, ...


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