معاصر پاكستانی فارسی شعرا كا ایرانی شعرا سے اظہارِ عقیدت

In Sub-continent, it was a common perception that with the downfall of "Mughal Dynasty" in 1857 A.D, Persian language vanished totally and replaced by English language. Though English language became official language but before it for thousands of years the land of Sub-continent have been fertilized and watered by Persian thought and art and Persian enjoyed the status of official, legal and cultural language of this area. A remarkable asset of Persian poetry can be seen in 20th century. Almost all contemporary Pakistani Persian poets have followed Sa'adi, Rumi, Hafiz and Jami etc and paid homage to these great poets.</p

Managing Dengue Fever by Using the One Health Approach and Electronic Surveillance

The worst and first outbreak of dengue fever (DF) was experienced in Lahore, Punjab in 2011. The weak disease surveillance program for DF resulted in 301 deaths out of 17531 reported confirmed patients in just 4 months of post-monsoon season. The government tackled this health crisis by ensuring interdepartmental coordination ranging from case management, vector control to advocacy and massive social mobilization campaign. The use of information technology in the form of smart phone application “SATSCAN” to track dengue surveillance activity was launched in 2012. All these efforts enabled the government to completely control dengue in 2012 in Lahore

Nutritional status and dietary intake of school-age children and early adolescents: Systematic review in a developing country and lessons for the global perspective

Background: The prevalence of double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Data on malnutrition trends is present for children \u3c5 years of age, however the data for school-going children and adolescents aged 5-15 years is scarce. Objective: This systematic review presents the pooled prevalence of nutritional status and dietary intake among school-going children and adolescents (5-15 years of age) in an LMIC of Pakistan and the perspective for broader global nutrition in this age group. Methods: An electronic search of databases was run on Pubmed and Medline (via Ovid) along with gray literature and archives of local scientific journals till 2nd January 2021. Studies meeting the eligibility criteria were included and relevant data were extracted, and a pooled proportional analysis was performed. Results: A total of 51 studies including 62,148 children of 5-15 years met the inclusion criteria, of which 30 studies reported on anthropometric indices alone, eight on dietary intake patterns while 13 reported both. All of the included studies had a cross-sectional study design. There were 20 studies from the province of Punjab, 15 from Sindh, eight from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, two from Balochistan, and three from multiple cities across Pakistan. The pooled proportional analysis showed that the proportion of underweight children and adolescents was 25.1% (95% CI 17.3-33.7%); stunting 23% (95% CI 11.8-36.7%); wasting 24% (95% CI 15.2-34%); thinness 12.5% (95% CI 9.4-16.1%); overweight 11.4% (95% CI 7.2-16.3%); and obesity 6.9% (95% CI 3-12%). A relatively high intake of carbohydrates, soft drinks, and sweets/chocolates; and a low intake of protein-rich foods, fruits, and vegetables, compared to the recommended daily allowance (RDA), was reported. Conclusion: The limited data suggests the presence of DBM amongst children aged 5-15 years and also identified that dietary intake patterns are not meeting the recommended allowance. This review highlights the gaps and the need for larger, well-designed studies for this age group with the representation of different contexts and the need for similar studies in various LMICs, so that appropriate actions be deliberated and appropriate programs should be designed focusing on this vital population