By Shamila Keyani | Program Manager
April 2015
Health Workers: A Lone Ray of Hope
The Global Health Workforce Alliance has been celebrating April 8-12 as World Health Worker Weeksince 2013 in an effort to recognize the invaluable services of health workers and increase awareness of the issues plaguing them. Health workers are of paramount importance in developing countries, they’re at the forefront of healthcare and sometimes the only source of healthcare for the disadvantaged populace. In many countries, they endanger their lives to provide healthcare in high risk areas and are sometimes specifically targeted by militants.
LHW providing healthcare worker providing medical services
In Pakistan, 76 lives have been lost in the fight against polio since December 2012, most of them Lady Health Workers (LHWs). Lady Health Workers have been tirelessly providing their vital services in Pakistan since the initiation of the “National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care” in 1994. An LHW in Pakistan has the dual responsibility of providing primary health care and family planning education and promotion, but these services encompass innumerable activities: promotion and provision of immunization, provision of contraceptives, monitoring of various diseases such as TB and Dengue, awareness raising regarding proper nutrition and diseases, emergency relief and many more. <<Read More>>
Diabetes: Get Screen
Sanofi Aventis Pharmaceuticals arranged a medical camp at UM Healthcare hospital on 28th March 2015. The purpose of the camp was to screen individuals for Diabetes and provide them information about the disease. The camp catered to locals starting from 9 in the morning till 3 pm.
Free testing of Diabetes at UM Healthcare Trust
In addition to screening for Diabetes, the representative of Sanofi Aventis also provided free medicines to those diagnosed along with educating them about diet and exercise. The camp was part of Sanofi Aventis’ on-going campaign to raise awareness of Diabetes in the country, it is estimated that there are 7.1 million individuals with Diabetes in Pakistan and the number is gradually rising. Regular screening can highlight spikes in blood sugar and prevent the development of full-blown Diabetes. <<Read More>>
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