Health Care With Dr Afshan Memon

Health Care With Dr Afshan Memon Clinical & Public Health Specialist

12/07/2026

Consuming foods, which are high in salt, increases your risk of premature death from heart or Kidney Disease



Don’t risk your life by eating too much salt.

12/07/2026

پاکستان میں HIV کی تشخیص کا نیا سنگِ میل.

سندھ نے HIV کی تشخیصی سہولیات کو مزید مضبوط بنانے کی جانب ایک اور اہم سنگِ میل عبور کر لیا ہے۔ CDC HIV/AIDS سندھ نے پلازما سیپریشن کارڈ متعارف کرا کے پاکستان کا پہلا صوبہ ہونے کا اعزاز حاصل کیا ہے۔

اس جدید ٹیکنالوجی کے ذریعے HIV Viral Load اور Early Infant Diagnosis کی جانچ مزید آسان، محفوظ اور مؤثر ہو جائے گی۔ نمونوں کی محفوظ ترسیل، کمرے کے درجہ حرارت پر نقل و حمل، اور سندھ بھر کے ART مراکز میں تشخیصی سہولیات کی فراہمی میں نمایاں بہتری آئے گی۔

یہ اقدام حکومتِ سندھ، ڈائریکٹوریٹ جنرل ہیلتھ سروسز سندھ، اور CDC HIV/AIDS سندھ کے اس عزم کا مظہر ہے کہ HIV کے ساتھ زندگی گزارنے والے افراد کو بہتر، بروقت اور معیاری طبی سہولیات فراہم کی جائیں۔

اس تاریخی کامیابی پر CDC HIV/AIDS سندھ کی پوری ٹیم، لیبارٹری ماہرین، طبی عملے، اور تمام شراکت داروں کو دلی مبارکباد۔ آئیے مل کر سندھ میں HIV کی بہتر، مضبوط اور ہر مریض تک پہنچنے والی صحت کی خدمات کو مزید آگے بڑھائیں۔

Sindh Government Health & Population Welfare Department, Sindh Common Management Unit, Ministry of Health Pakistan Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination Islamabad TONTO W. C. DIKEH World Health Organization (WHO) Health+ Cdchivaidssindh

12/07/2026

Sometimes, food can look good and still make you sick.

Harmful germs & chemicals can hide in everyday foods such as:
🍗 Meat, seafood, milk and cheese
🥬 Unwashed fruit & vegetables
🐟 Fish and seafood
🌾 Rice and grains
🚰 Drinking water

You can reduce your risk of illness by:
✅ Cooking meat all the way through
✅ Washing fruit & vegetable with safe water
✅ Keeping food at safe temperatures
✅ Eating a varied diet
✅ Choosing smaller fish over large ones

11/07/2026

Have you ever had a test?

Only 1 in 6 people living with hepatitis know their status.

Don’t stay in the dark. Getting tested is first step to preventing liver cancer.

Let's take action & get tested.

11/07/2026

One wrong click.
One fraudulent call.
One stolen password.

That’s all it takes for cybercriminals to cause lasting damage.

The UN Cybercrime Convention helps build global defences against these everyday threats.



11/07/2026

This week is Group B Strep Awareness Week. As part of our ongoing work to improve care and outcomes for women and babies, our draft update to Green-top Guideline No. 36: The Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Disease in Pregnancy, Labour, Neonatal and Early Infant Life is now open for consultation.

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of serious, often preventable infection in newborn babies in the UK. Around 20-40% of women carry GBS naturally, usually without symptoms.

The draft guidance covers how GBS infection in newborn babies, including early-onset GBS, can be prevented, and reflects current UK recommendations. It is intended for healthcare professionals and women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or have recently had a baby.

Gathering input from patients, healthcare professionals and the public is a vital part of developing clinical guidance and patient information resources. We welcome all feedback and will consider it as fully as possible.

The draft will be open for comments until midnight (UK time) on Monday 13 July 2026 and you can share your feedback here: https://brnw.ch/21x41Ro

10/07/2026

Cancer cases are rising across WHO South-East Asia and globally.

🌍 Globally, cancer already claims more than 26,000 lives every day. Without urgent action, the number of new cancer cases is projected to nearly double by 2050.

📊 In WHO South-East Asia alone:
👉🏾 2.62 million new cancer cases (2024)
👉🏾 1.59 million cancer deaths (2024)
👉🏾 4.62 million new cases projected by 2050

✅ Prevention. Early detection. Timely diagnosis. Access to quality treatment. These can save lives.

Learn more: https://www.who.int/news/item/08-07-2026-who-calls-for-urgent-action-as-new-cancer-cases-are-projected-to-nearly-double-by-2050

Know about Contraception Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy (HTSP)
10/07/2026

Know about Contraception
Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy (HTSP)

"Vector-borne diseases are of ongoing public health importance with unique considerations to pregnancy. Pregnant patient...
10/07/2026

"Vector-borne diseases are of ongoing public health importance with unique considerations to pregnancy. Pregnant patients presenting with an acute febrile illness should be evaluated for epidemiologic risk factors, including recent travel to regions with circulating zoonotic infections or sexual contact with someone who has recently traveled to such areas. Clinical presentation and laboratory testing are critical to differentiating these from other more common infectious illnesses in pregnancy. Diagnostic testing can and should be facilitated through local, territorial, or state health departments. Treatment for these diseases is primarily supportive, and delivery is rarely indicated. The development of primary prevention such as vaccination and secondary chemoprophylaxis such as antivirals and monoclonal antibodies remains an emerging area of research and public health priority."

Learn more at: https://buff.ly/qwmaO1J

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