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Averting future pandemics
Investing in preparedness and use of digital tech are vital
The UN General Assembly recently organised an event around breaking the panic-then-forget cycle around responsiveness to health emergencies. The strong underlying message conveyed during the event was that the Covid-19 pandemic is unlikely to be the last health emergency globally.
Once an outbreak is controlled, attention is again directed to other concerns, discounting the possibility of another health emergency until it occurs. Several reports indicate that investments in preparedness would only cost $5 per person annually. The cost of the current pandemic has exceeded trillions of dollars and the number continues to increase. There is a need for a transformative and proactive approach to prevent future pandemics or even becoming more resilient against them.
Sanofi organised Webinars to discuss rare/ genetic disorders
Karachi
May 6, 2021
Karachi: Sanofi Pakistan announced that a series of Webinars were held to discuss and debate the unmet needs of patients of rare/genetic disorders. Participants included Dr. Faisal Sultan (Special Assistant to PM on Health), Dr. Yasmin Rashid (Punjab Health Minister), Prof. Dr. Huma A. Cheema (Prof. of Pediatric Gastroenterology- Hepatology, Genetic & Metabolic Diseases), Atif Ejaz Qureshi (President, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Society) and Khaled Esmat (Medical Head, Asia & Africa Zone, Sanofi Genzyme).
Giving an overview of the burden of rare/ genetic disorder in Pakistan, specifically Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs). In 2013, Prof Cheema said, “According to a conservative estimate, 50% children in Pakistan die of rare genetic disorders (after malnutrition & diarrhea) - yet there is no policy to safeguard the lives of children living with rare genetic diseases”. With the assistance of San
This Entrepreneur Middle East Live webinar on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 10.30am(UAE) will see the winners of the international competition seeking designs for the rehabilitation of the historic Al-Nouri Complex in Mosul, Iraq, come together with the key stakeholders behind the initiative for an online discussion on how the winning design will "Revive The Spirit Of Mosul."