Economic Review articles from September 1999

Economic Review archives from September 1999

Spread of Tuberculosis.(Directly Observed Treatment Short Course for tuberculosis treatment in Pakistan)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Celebrating the word TB day, the Ministry of Health issued an advertisement for public information in the national newspapers in which for the first time it mentioned the words DOTS. While the concepts of DOTS is now many years old, it is yet...

Management Boards for Hospitals.(standards of medical education and hospital administration criticized)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... A NEWS item in daily 'Dawn' (June 12) mentioned that the government of Sindh has constituted management boards for Civil Hospital Karachi, Lyari General Hospital Karachi, Chandka Medical College, Larkana. The object of these boards is to...

Implications of IMF Conditionalities.(econoimc conditions and International Monetary Fund conditions)
September 1, 1999... The short-sightedness of our policy makers is no more visible than in the case of IPPs issue. The accord with IMF calls for maintaining "normal commercial relations" with the IPPs but unfortunately this has not yet been done with far reaching...

UNDP's Diagnosis.(United Nations Development Programme report on Pakistan)
September 1, 1999... In the first week of September 1999, Mr. J.K. Robert England, the outgoing UN Coordinator and head of the UNDP, submitted an eleven page document titled "Pakistan in the 21st century - A Renewed Alliance" to the Government of Pakistan with a...

KARACHI - Degraded by Noise Pollution.
September 1, 1999... Hearing loss is the most obvious health threat posed by noise pollution In today's world of scientific advancements, the menace of pollution seems to browbeat the discoveries and lingers on as a permanent irritation for the mankind the...

Health and Hospital Facilities in Karachi.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Infant mortality rate is very high in Pakistan INTRODUCTION The health and demographic situation in Pakistan is characterised by a high birth rate, a comparatively low death rate and a consequent rapid growth in population. The crude...

Private Hospitals have Played an Important Role in Providing Medical Facilities.(availability and quality of health care in Pakistan)(Questions and Answers)
September 1, 1999... Q. Basic health facilities are not available to a large part of the population of the country. With population increasing at the rate of 2.6% how this problem can be solved? A. The cost of modern medical treatment is indeed very high....

The Aga Khan University Hospital.(interview with J.B. Stevens, administrator)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 1999... Excerpts from interview with J.B. Slevens: The Aga Khan University (AKU) occupies a pivotal place in the Aga Khan Development Network and is contributing in major ways to social development. Q. When AKU was established and what are its...

DR. ZIAUDDIN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.(Dr Asim Hussain, hospital administrator, interviewed)(Interview)
September 1, 1999... ER team interviewed Dr Asim Hussain. Following are the excerpts: Q. What should be our direction and how can we develop ourselves? A. Firstly, we should make our direction towards the prosperity of the people and to do this we should be...

A. O. Clinic.(interview with Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah)(Brief Article)(Interview)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah ER team interviewed Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah. Following are the excerpts: Q. How do you feel about the Health Policy of the Government? A. Private sector is doing commendable job. The entire health sector would...

Al-Mumtaz Medical Complex.(interview with Dr. Mazhar Hussaini)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 1999... Dr. Mazhar Hussaini ER team interviewed Dr Hussaini. Following are the excerpts: Q. How you happened to join Al-Mumtaz Medical Complex? A. When I returned to Pakistan after completion of my advance training in Cancer Surgery, I was...

Trauma Orthopaedic Clinic.(Karachi, Pakistan)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Trauma Orthopaedic Clinic is situated at ST-1, Block-6, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulshan Chowrangi, Karachi. It is started by Dr. Khan Shah Azam, Medical Director and Consultant. It serves the patients in the following manners. 1. 24 hours...

A Remarkable Visit to Dr. F. U. Baqai.(interview)
September 1, 1999... Dr. Baqai is famous for his remarkable devotion to the development of the society through health and education. lie is struggling very hard day and night and introducing new theories to the people. His efforts are quite appreciable and so...

Natives in Oil Zones Suffer High Cancer Rate.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Cancer of the larynx is 30 times more prevalent in the zone than elsewhere in Ecuador, while cancer of the bill ducts is 18 times higher, than of the liver of skin 15 times higher, and stomach cancer five times more frequent. The research which...

Fresh Water and Population Pressure.(growing world population threatens water quality)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Less than 1% of the earth's water is available for human consumption (159, 270). In theory, even this limited amount could support 20 billion people - nearly four times the world's current population (159). In reality, however, usable water...

A Polluted Environment: Hazardous to Your Health.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Better health - a longer life with less sickness - is crucial to a better standard of living. Yet worsening environment conditions in many areas threaten to reverse gains made in public health over the last several decades. Millions of...

Expert Stress Need to Control TB.(tuberculosis and other diseases discussed at symposium)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Seventy five doctors presented their research papers at five simultaneous sessions on the second day of the 56th Annual Medical Symposium at Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre. During discussions on various paper on chest diseases, it was...

Safe Potable Water by So-Safe.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... The water which we use is fully contaminated by presence of fecal organism, high sediments load, salinity and toxic contaminants such as lead, fluoride or nitrates render the water unsafe. This contaminated water is the single biggest...

Recommendations on the Cards.(clean fuel recommendations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 1999... Recommendations of the Clean Fuels Committee put forward to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources in 1994 MOTOR GASOLINE: Short-Term * Replacement of Regular 80 research octane number (RON) 0.42 grams per litre (g/l)...

Hospital Autonomy: - the patients' view.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... The little debate that has taken place so far in the Press about the autonomy drive for public hospitals has mainly been centred on the views of hospital administrators, medical teachers and doctors. How autonomy impinges on the average patient...

Significance of Palm Oil.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Though a number of things are needed for the survival of the human being but food is observed as the most important of all the things. We eat a number of varieties of food day by day. And, to prepare our food, we use different ingredients....

Agriculture Faces Cost-push Inflation.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... AGRICULTURE What agriculture faces is cost-push inflation all the time. Because of devaluation the cost of all imported inputs, like pesticides, has gone up. So is the cost of tractor and other mechanical inputs. Fertilizer prices too keep...

Managerial Policy - Check Lists 1999.(Review)
September 1, 1999... Authored by : Prof Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed, FCMA, FCA Published by : Institute of Business Management Address : P.O. Box 1164, Lahore, Pakistan Price : Rs.30 pp 80 Prof. Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed has been authoring several books...