Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig

Modern medical ethics: Critical issue for 21th century | The News Tribe Blogs “If we believe men have any personal rights at all as human beings, they have an absolute right to such a measure of good health as society, and society alone is able to give them” – Aristotle Health systems as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) “all the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health”. When we move into the 21 st century, the promotion and protection of human rights is gaining greater momentum. The WHO constitution 1946 stated “The enjoyment of the highest standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition” Patients, families and healthcare professionals occasionally face complicated decisions about medical treatments. These decisions may clash with a patient and/or family morals, religious beliefs or healthcare plan. In this risky situat

3S tech – implementation for disaster management in developing countries! Disaster whether natural or man-made play wreckage role with the live of millions of people every year around the globe. Their aftermath is nothing but a harsh picture of destruction, death, and misery. Today it is proven truth that natural disaster can happen at any place irrespective of the developed, developing or the least developed status of a country and it is also experienced that the least developed and developing countries are impacted more severely by large scale natural disasters. It is not always possible to avoid disaster but the sufferings can be reduced by appropriate disaster management through proper disaster management tools. The advancement in Information and Communication Technology in the form of GIS, Remote Sensing, Space Technology etc, can help a great deal in planning and implementation of disaster reduction procedures. Space-based ICT applications are playing an explicit role in pro

ICT in education: Transforming the learning environment “Those who know cannot be like the ones who do not know. Of course, knowledge and ignorance are like light and darkness which can never be alike” – Holy Quran Education is the most important aspect that plays a principal role in human development. It endorses a productive and informed citizenry and creates opportunities for the socially and economically deprived segment of society. The development of a nation depends on its system of education, as it develops capacities in the individuals and enhances inner-strengths – intellectual, political, social and economic against, domination, exclusion and discrimination. Educational development occupies an important place at the apex of the all development segment pyramid and helps to develop the cream of the society – a selected group of individuals – physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. “There is no doubt that the future of our State (Pakistan) will and

Technology transfer – an approach for national progress T he rapid expansion of science and technology started about three hundred years ago in seventeenth century. Since then science has built up an extensive body of knowledge about the world and about the history of man, the earth, the solar system and the universe. Science and technology are crucial to the development prospects of developing countries in two different ways. First, science and technology can provide tools that help alleviate the specific problems that afflict many poor countries and delay their development prospects, such as disease, lake of infrastructure (information, transport, energy, etc.). Second, science and technology are central to the dynamics of economic development itself. Economically successful countries are those that are able to turn technical innovation into economic productivity. Successful technology transfer from developed countries to developing countries can improve the live and economic gro

Health ICT towards the millennium development goals "The implementation of health ICTs in developing countries particularly Pakistan has been hampered by traditional obstacles like poor infrastructure, lack of resources, and insufficient political commitment and support. This can be appropriately summarized as follows, as the “Four Cs” – connectivity, cost, capacity, and culture. Presently, the problem of improving health-care delivery in developing countries is more about the impartial distribution of available resources to all areas of the health system than about technology. Technologies exist that would help doctors working in isolated rural villages to access to up-to-date medical information and communicate with colleagues, and even to diagnose illnesses and treat patients". 

Radiology – the future of diagnosis and treatment | The News Tribe Blogs The international imaging community is organizing International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on Thursday 8 th November 2012 to raise awareness of the value of radiology to safe patient care, and to improve understanding of the vital role of radiologists in the healthcare practice. The purpose of this day is to increase knowledge of radiographic imaging and therapy, which play a crucial role in diagnosis and treatment of patients. World Radiology Day marks the anniversary of the discovery of X-rays in 1895, on this day Professor Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays and within three months of discovery radiographs were generated in major cities. In honor of his discovery, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) along with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and American College of Radiology (ACR) decided 8 th November should be marked yearly with a devoted day of observance. Medical imaging is one of

Medical Tourism: Patients beyond the Borders | The News Tribe Blogs "Medical tourism has grown in a number of countries but, the main region is Asian countries such as Thailand, India, Malaysia and Singapore. Medical tourists not surprisingly are mainly from rich world countries where costs of medical care may be very high, and where the ability to pay for alternatives is also high. American, European and Canadian patients favor India, Thailand and Malaysia. India ranks second in the world in medical tourism, with Thailand leading the pack".