Larkana: An immediate ban on sale of reusable injections and safe blood transfusions was urged by stakeholders on Monday at the advocacy and coordination meeting of stakeholders to the HIV outbreak response at taluka Ratodero. The participants stressed on following SOPs for blood screen before blood transfusion, hospital waste disposal management and ensuring fresh, sterile syringes are used. Under its strategy, the SACP
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) announces that its next International Congress on Infectious Diseases (19th ICID) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 20-23 February 2020, https://icid.isid.org, in partnership with the Malaysian Society for Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC).
Introduction Typhoid fever is endemic in Pakistan. With the emergence of the extensively drug resistant Salmonella Typhi, its management has become a challenge. This document is intended to guide all physicians regarding the appropriate management of typhoid in the setting of high antimicrobial resistance. Presentation Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers are commonly grouped together under the collective
KARACHI, August 9, 2019: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed today between Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) and Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (MMIDSP). Through this agreement, healthcare workers and physicians practicing in clinics and hospitals in Karachi and other parts of Sindh province, will be offered training in basic principles