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In his role as WHO Envoy, Sir Liam, who served as England’s Chief Medical Officer between 1998 and 2010, will help the Organization promote patient safety as a global public health priority. Specifically, Sir Liam will mobilize political support for WHO Patient Safety with health leaders around the world and with major donors, philanthropic organizations and governments for priority activities addressing patient safety issues at national and international levels. He will also advise the WHO Director-General on strategic issues in patient safety and propose strategic actions and collaborations at global level.

Sir Liam was the founder of the World Alliance for Patient Safety in 2004 and served as its Chairman. He currently holds a number of appointments including Chancellor of Newcastle University, Chairman of the National Patient Safety Agency in England, and Chair in Health Policy at Imperial College London.

We are delighted at this announcement and at the thought of continuing to work closely with Sir Liam and we wish him the best of luck in his efforts to improve patient safety around the world!

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28^th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial was observed at Karachi Press Club on 15^th May 2011. Dialogue for Development Forum (DDF) an Alliance of Civil Society Organizations organized this event in collaboration of Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) with the cooperation of Infection Control Society Pakistan (ICSP) and Karachi Press Club.

Main objective of this event was to stimulate Communities around the world in the biggest grass root movement against HIV/AIDS. With the theme “Touching Lives…” the Candlelight Memorial is highlighting how HIV has touched the lives of many people. “Touching Lives…” also refers to how an improved HIV response with more treatment access, better prevention methods and respect for human rights and dignity touches the lives of people living with and affected by HIV.

A large number of people from different walks of life came to attend the memorial amongst them were Government officials, NGOs, Journalists, Businessmen, Achhay Saathi (PLHIV – People Living with HIV) with their families and general public. All the people present at the memorial had consensus that the time has come to plan and implement some constructive policies to stop and reverse HIV epidemic by 2015.  It was decided to respect, protect and fulfill the human rights of people living with, and those most affected by HIV.

Mr. Abdul Rahim Moosvi coordinator of candlelight memorial said in his welcome address that Pakistan is the second largest country in South Asia that stands only a few steps behind India and Nepal in terms of HIV epidemic. Until recently Pakistan was classified as a ‘low prevalence high risk’ country but now Pakistan is in a ‘concentrated phase’ of the epidemic with HIV prevalence of more than 5% among injecting drug users (IDUs) in at least eight major cities. However, the country still has a window of opportunity as the current estimates, using the various latest prevalence estimation models; indicate that the HIV prevalence among general adult population is still below .1%. According to the latest national HIV estimates there are approximately 97,400 to 1,50,000 cases of HIV & AIDS in Pakistan. He and other candle light coordinators emphasized that the institutions should be strengthen who are working for the prevention of HIV & AIDS and there should be an organized line of action for result oriented efforts and Governments should review their laws, practices and policies and amend any that cause barriers to accessing HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.

Ensuring that country level HIV responses are transparent, accountable and inclusive of those most affected by HIV, particularly women and girls, young people, men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and people who use drugs said Dr. Muhammad Rafique Khanani President of the Infection Control Society of Pakistan. Representative Press club lauded the role of civil society organizations and committed their continuous support to the cause.  Bilques Rehman of HANDS stressed upon Involving Achhay Saathi (People living with HIV) meaningfully in decisions on national, regional and global levels of the HIV response.

Dr. Qamar Abbas Program Manager Sindh AIDS Control Program briefed about the Government initiatives and steps taken in this regards appealed civil society organizations to come forward and join hands to combat this fatal disease. He assured that government is ready to play its due role between donor and civil society organizations.

Mulana Israr Badeshsh, Mr. Everest Pinto Arch-bishop of Karachi, Mr. Pascal Robert Dean, National Institute of Theology and Brother Khushi lal lauded the efforts of the organizers to bring the different religions peoples on one platform for the common cause. These kinds of events create peace, brotherhood and harmony among the people.

Candles were lighted and collective prayer was offered by clerics of Muslim, Christians and Hindu religions joined by the audience. Shields were presented to the active volunteers worked for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Ms. Sabiha Shah conducted the program and Mr. Abdul Latif and Mr. Wajid Ali, coordinators  gave vote of thanks to all the participants who supported and participated in the 28th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day.

Individuals who worked outstandingly for the Elimination of Stigma and Discrimination, and Prevention of HIV & AIDS in the year 2010

1. Late Mr. Muhammad Fatehullah
2. Mr. Wajid Ali
3. Mr. Muhammad Younus & Family
4. Mr. Naveed Raza
5. Mr. Abdul Latif
6. Dr. Qamar Abbas
7. Mr. Farhan Hussain
8. Ms. Rubina Iqbal
9. Mr. Mukhtiar Ali Memon
10. Dr. Ashraf Memon
11. Mr. Mumtaz Ali
12. Dr. Shahnawaz Munami
13. Dr. M. Rafiq Khanani
14. Brother Khushi Lal
15. Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA)
16. Mr. Faisal Qureshi
17. Ms Samina Shaikh (HANDS)

Each year at Koohi Goth Women’s Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, obstetrician-gynaecologist Shershah Syed and his team operate in their spare time to treat more than 1000 patients with vaginal fistulae—a highly debilitating, distressing, and hidden result of complicated labour and stillbirth. As Syed explains “Safe motherhood includes providing emergency obstetric care and working to prevent maternal deaths, stillbirths, and fistula.”

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Venue: Serena Hotel, Islamabad

The speakers mainly comprising senior paediatricians and pathologists were of the view that it was a collective responsibility of doctors and pharmacists to maintain safety and effectiveness of vaccines so that not only the desired results against preventable diseases were obtained but also misconception and controversies related to various vaccines were done away with.

The conference on “Updates in vaccination” was organised as part of the 6th Health Asia Exhibition and Conferences.

President of the Infection Control Society of Pakistan Prof M. Rafiq Khanani said that vaccination played an important role in the prevention of diseases, both among children and adults. But it was unfortunate that little attention was paid to vaccination of adults, he said. It was for this reason that thousands of deaths due to hepatitis, influenza, cervical cancers, shingles, pertussis and pneumococcal, which could be prevented in adults, were not averted in many developing countries, including Pakistan.

“We have been neglecting the vaccination of adults in the past, but now is the time to invest in adults’ vaccination and incorporate it in the national expanded immunisation programme.”

He said the culture of vaccination of adults should be promoted, as those going abroad, healthcare personnel, military troops, public safety personnel, sanitation workers, animal handlers, and camp dwellers were at the risk of developing preventable diseases in the later part of their lives.

He also called for investment in research and preparation of database on preventable diseases and efficacy of vaccines.

“Health practitioners should not just relax after vaccinating child and adult patients, but also should know whether the expected immunity after administration of the vaccines has developed in the recipients or not,” he said.

Dr Sobia Qamar of Liaquat National Hospital said that there was a lack of national surveillance data on typhoid. But international reports suggest that Pakistan is highly endemic country as far as typhoid is concerned, she added.

The doctor said that awareness about the typhoid must be inculcated in children at schools and the people at community level. Also, medical professional should undertake studies to have local approach to the solutions of vaccine preventable diseases, including typhoid, she added.

Prof Dr Sultan Mustafa, the head of paediatrics department of Karachi Medical and Dental College, gave a presentation on chicken pox to highlight the routes of the disease and its signs and symptoms. “Chicken pox is not a benign disease as it creates complications in healthy infants and adolescents as well,” he said.

During the question-answer session, Prof Dr Iqbal Memon of the Civil Hospital Karachi called for education of the masses on the value and cost-effective administration of vaccines. He said controversies related to vaccination could be removed through awareness campaigns.

About research studies on vaccines, he said that there was no use of carrying out studies on the efficacy of vaccines as the same had already been done in other parts of the world. He was of the view that instead of spending on studying the vaccines which had already been tested and verified internationally, efforts should be made to improve the preservation and effectiveness of vaccines through proper cold chains and by their timely delivery to the target population. He said a real success of our spending on vaccination could be measured only through the result of campaigns against polio, chicken pox, measles, typhoid, influenza, hepatitis and other preventable diseases.

Head of the National Institute of Child Health Prof Jamal Raza, who chaired the conference, summed up all by saying that there was a need to shift the paradigm from treatment to prevention of diseases.

“We should advocate across the board for the use of vaccines for preventable diseases in children as that is the way to have a cost-effective response to a wide range of ailments,” he said.

Source

The 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update by UNAIDS can be viewed by clicking here.