Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Malik chaired a high-level meeting, marking the official launch of Pakistan’s Integrated OneImpact Community Platform, hosted by the Dopasi Foundation, aimed at strengthening community engagement and improving access to care across tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and malaria services. Addressing representatives from national health […]
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Punjab CM announces doorstep delivery of free TB medicines
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the Punjab government was delivering free medicines to Tuberculosis (TB)patients at their doorsteps across the province as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate the disease. In her message on World TB Day, she expressed her commitment to eradicating tuberculosis, stressing that its elimination was vital for ensuring a […]
Elimination of TB top priority of govt, says PM
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said the government of Pakistan made the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) one of its public health priorities and under a comprehensive strategy, measures were being taken to ensure early diagnosis of the disease, universal access to quality treatment, disease prevention, and patient care. In a message on World Tuberculosis Day […]
UN summit on TB seeks to put spotlight on killer disease
It’s the world’s number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding. When world leaders gather at the United Nations next month, they will be asked to change that by committing to end the tuberculosis pandemic by 2030 and come up with […]