Each year on March 24th, ‘World Tuberculosis Day’ is observed in 22 countries including Pakistan to commemorate the day in 1882 when Nobel Prize winner Dr. Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. TB is as old as mankind and is the No. 1 infectious killer of adults in the world. While this disease is relatively subdued in the more developed countries, the number of people killed in other countries is alarming and mind boggling.The slogan for the day this year is “I Am Stopping TB”. The slogan is reflecting the reality that every one of us, the health leaders, the health workers, the patients, the family, and the community members has a role to do to stop TB.

The main objective of celebrating this day is to educate and inspire people to adopt a healthier lifestyle to prevent and cure Tuberculosis, “The Forgotten Killer” and achieve a happier and more productive life. As Tuberculosis or TB is curable with six-to-nine months treatment. But unfortunately it has been reported in Punjab, Pakistan that TB patients donot complete their treatment >>> unaware of the fact that it may then develop drug-resistant strains that take up to two years to treat with second-line drugs, often with severe side-effects. Some resistant strains are untreatable with any existing antibiotics.

TB is an infectious disease which is caused by a bacteria whose scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis… Know More And Here are a few types of TB.

According to a report one-third of the world’s population is currently infected with TB. About 60,000 TB patients die annually in Pakistan alone and another 2,00,000 are added to the number each year.

And now is the right time for all of us to unite and help WHO in spreading awareness how to prevent and cure this disease by organizing events, raising funds or by simply taking our prescribed medicine on time.

A sight so common now…

In efforts to make Pakistan a Polio Free Country - City District Government Lahore along with federal & aid agencies are running the campaign in the city. Mobile teams will go from door to door to make sure they vaccinate each kid in town. Please make sure all kids you know are availing this opportunity even if they had their personal vaccination in past month or so.

Incase mobile team doesn’t show up in your area, feel free to call toll free number i.e. 0800 12012 and report your area - a team would be dispatched immediately.

Yes,to our utter surprise the dengue virus spread by the bite of an Aedes mosquito is back in town. According to The News, dengue virus takes the life of a woman and 29 more tested positive.

To prevent the spread of dengue fever, you must first prevent the breeding of its vector, the Aedes mosquitoes. The Aedes mosquito is easily identifiable by its distinctive black and white stripes on their body. It prefers to breed in clean, stagnant water easily found in our homes. You can get rid of the Aedes mosquito by frequently checking and removing stagnant water in your premises.

Use bednets, spray sufficient amount of Mortein Mosquito killer or a similar insecticide in your bedroom before going to bed, cover water jars if any, wear mosquiot repellent lotion, every other day change water in flower vases. Clean and scrub the inner sides of vases. Wash roots of flowers and plants thoroughly as mosquito eggs can stick to them easily and read this - Dengue facts to safeguard your family against this deadly fever.

A campaign is underway to encourage people save acronym “ICE” for “in case of emergency” in the address/phone book of their mobile phone followed by the name and the contact number of their family doctor or any relative who can be imformed in case of any emergency. This will help the rescue services to take a quick action by contacting the suggested person. Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now and with ICE stored in their phonebook memory rescue services would know immediately who to contact, which number to dial and know their medical history, if needed.

Now they’ve issued cards under the same concept. ICE for you…

And if you’re allergic to any particular medicine, may it be syrups, tablets, veges, fruits or just about anything, don’t forget to wear an engraved Medical/Emergency Bracelet” carrying the useful imformation about the allergies, blood group and a contact number along with the name. Guys feel free to wear it, you have an excuse now ;)

So let’s make this huge. Make sure everyone around you knows about it, and most importantly saves one too. It may help save some precious lives.

This is amazing and I have nothing to say more, all you need is to visit www.medicare-lahore.org and great if you know a little Dutch.

@Main Market, Gulberg.

We hear and read of accidents that take place around the country that have been mishandled in either hospitals or by the police. Not many of us are aware of the Injured Persons Bill that was passed by the National Assembly way back in 2003-4 and which had been passed as the law by Parliament on March 1, 2006.
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Rescue 1122 have started their Fire Service from yesterday which was needed from quite a time. Its a good addition to the city as Rescue 1122 initially was. Comments from people who have used rescue services are healthy and one can see their staff and vehicles always running on roads.

My understanding, Pervez Elahi, also wants to leave a legacy like Shehbaz Sharif who was known for his strictness and work specially in Lahore. I remember those days when Jail road was being built , he used to visit Jail road twice a week in night and quite many people were fired due to poor performance. Now today, when i pass from Jail road, i see that road was made with proper planning/administration and there is very few points when after (4+ years or so ?) you see patches or redesigning of jail road done. If you compare Jail Road to some other new built roads/underpasses - the quality of work is significantly high. Well enough of politics .. here are some pictures…

May is almost here and its getting hotter day by day. Though Lahoris are all ready to welcome the wave, loaded with fans and ACs, but if one spends most of the day out on the roads, ACs and fans become useless. So the only way is PROTECTION. When out there in Lahore, protect yourself with sunscreens, use SPF 15 or 30 formulas or see a dermatologist. Cover with gloves while driving to protect your hands, to avoid hair damage/heat strokes wear scarfs/caps and always take notice of excessive sweating and drink plenty of fluids to avoid palpitations, hypotension and pass outs.

We all know that during summer, we loss so many valuable lives, just because they don’t care for these primary measures, specially people with blood pressure and diabetes. We all deserve to lead a healthy and active life.