WHO Delegation Visits Institute Of Public Health Lahore

A delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO) comprising representatives from WHO Headquarter Geneva and Regional Office visited Institute of Public Health Lahore Thursday as part of their four-day visit to Punjab

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Apr, 2019 ) :A delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO) comprising representatives from WHO Headquarter Geneva and Regional Office visited Institute of Public Health Lahore Thursday as part of their four-day visit to Punjab.

The team was accompanied by representatives of WHO Punjab.The purpose of this visit was estimation of dengue disease load estimation in Punjab.

The team was welcomed by Dean IPH Prof Dr Zarfishan Tahir and faculty members of the institute.The team conducted a detailed round of the labs of the IPH.

Dr Zarfishan Tahir, Dr Anjum Razzaq, Faisal Mushtaq and Dr Aslam in their presentations apprised about the role and functions of the IPH in the field of public health for both health departments in Punjab.

The team was informed about all the dengue related activities conducted by the IPH. Dr Zarfishan Tahir also emphasized on the establishment of the state-of-the-art public health laboratory at the IPH to cater for needs of the province for estimation of burden of different diseases.

The WHO representatives praised the IPH faculty for its contribution in dengue prevention and reporting and encouraged the IPH to hold international trainings at this institute.