PIMA seminar on career planning
KARACHI: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) organized a seminar on career counseling for the fresh medical graduates at Liaquat National Hospital Convention Center on Saturday June 27th which attracted a large number of doctors.

Fluoroquinolones: Uses and misuses
‘Flouoroquinolones’ are specialized antimicrobials which should be used only for specific conditions. Due to misuses of 2nd and 3rd line antimicrobials for treating ordinary infections, the bacterial population has developed resistance and we are loosing cost-effective useful antimicrobials.

Dermatology conference at Lahore from Nov. 6th to Nov.8th 2009
LAHORE: Pakistan Association of Dermatologists is holding its 28th Annual conference at Lahore from November 6-8th 2009.It is being hosted by the Department of Dermatology AIMC / Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.

Primary Healthcare in Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Rural Support Programme is continuously monitoring the provision of primary health care in twelve districts of the province under the Chief Minister’s Initiative for Primary Healthcare.

Protecting hospitals and schools from the impact of disasters
GENEVA: The World Health Organization and UNICEF have called on governments to strengthen risk reduction measures in four key areas so that health and education systems are able to cope with disasters, including the risks from climate change. These are:

Global Use of Rotavirus Vaccines
GENEVA AND SEATTLE, June 5, 2009: The World Health Organization has recommended that rotavirus vaccination be included in all national immunization programmes in order to provide protection against a virus that is responsible for more than 500,000 diarrhoeal deaths and two million hospitalizations annually among children.