Alvi for measures to fight diseases

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that adoption of preventive measures against various diseases was prerequisite to ward off treatment, which is expensive in Pakistan. Such habits would also help reduce burden on the health system, he added.

The president expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) that called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr to present a report on the activities and accomplishments of the organisation, the President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. The president stressed upon creating awareness among the masses about the significance of preventive measures against non-communicable diseases and heart diseases.

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He also underscored the need about the role of media, local population, mosques and non-government organisations to create such awareness, besides utilisation of different latest platforms to spread awareness messages.

PANAH president Maj Gen (retd) Masudur Rehman Kiani briefed the president about the role of the organisation and public awareness campaigns.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 28^th, 2024.