The incidence or prevalence of major neurological diseases in our country is not known. National health survey i dentified 33% prevalence of hypertension in age group of 45 or older.' There are 2.7 million diabetics and 20% adult men and women using pan or tobacco.-' Although incidence of stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage is not known but due to high prevalence of cerebrovascular risk factors ...

Pakistan has a population of 140 million speaking more than 56 different languages. Urdu is the lingua franca of these people, as many speak Urdu as a second language, also the national language of Pakistan. Being a developing population, Pakistani people need access to information. Most of the information over the ICT infrastructure is only available in English and only 5-10% of these people a...

Tetanus and rabies are two potentially preventable diseases that have been eradicated from many countries of the world. They still take a heavy toll of human life in the developing world. According to World Health Organization (WHO) reports, rabies causes at least 55,000 annual deaths worldwide, of which 56% occur in Asia and 44% in Africa1; and the estimated worldwide deaths from tetanus were ...

According to World Health Organization (WHO) report of 2004, unintentional poisoning has caused more than 346,000 deaths worldwide. The proportion of death that occurs because of poisoning is 91% in low-middle income countries [3,4]. With respect to World Income classification, Pakistan falls under lowmiddle income countries of the world [5]. In Pakistan, because of scarcity of poisoning survei...

Background: The aim of the study was to analyze the effective dose record of occupationally exposed radiation workers at Bahawalpur Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology department. Materials and Methods: Annual effective doses of occupationally exposed workers were measured by film badge dosimetry by sending the dosimeters to Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory (RDL), Pakistan Institute of Nuc...

Cite this article as: Ahmed Khan A, Ahmed Nafees A, Fatmi Z. Asbestos risk assessment in Pakistan: current scenario and way forward. Int J Occup Environ Med 2013;4:50-51. Asbestos is used widely in various manufacturing industries in Pakistan despite the adverse health affects associated with it. Around 70% of the global consumption of asbestos is from Asian countries like China, India, Thailan...

Dengue Dengue virus (DENV) belonging to the family Flaviviridae consists of 4 serotypes (DEN-1, 2, 3 & 4) causing severe illnesses like dengue fever (DF), Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Dengue fever has become an emerging disease in Pakistan during the past 5-7 years with an increase in the number of cases every year since 2006. The current study aimed at identi...

368 www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 17 April 2017 1 Haider S, Hassali AM, Iqbal Q, et al. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan. Lancet Infect Dis 2016; 16: 1333. 2 Müller MA, Devignot S, Lattwein E, et al. Evidence for widespread infection of African bats with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever-like viruses. Sci Rep 2016; 6: 26637. 3 Mourya DT, Yadav PD, Shete AM, et al. Cross-sectional se...

BACKGROUND Information about the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in Pakistan is limited. METHODS Surveillance of bacterial meningitis among children aged <5 years was set up at 18 hospitals in southern Pakistan that fulfilled the following criteria: (1) >30 pediatric admissions weekly, (2) skilled personnel to perform lumbar punctures, and (3) close proximity to an Aga ...