No threat of Bird Flu in Pakistan: Ijaz
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Caretaker Federal Minister for Health, Ijaz Rahim has said that there is no threat of bird flu in Pakistan.
Ijaz Rahim disclosed these views on the occasion of programme on “Emergency Life Saving Skills Course” organized by Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences here on Thursday.
Caretaker Federal Health Minister said that there is no threat of Bird flu in Pakistan. A team of World Health Organization (WHO) dispatch by the government of Pakistan is collecting the samples in Karachi.
He further said that around 0.25 million children of less than five years died each year due EPI disease while Tuberculosis claimed 66000 lives every year. The annual mortality rate in Pakistan is around 30000 and these diseases are more fatal than Bird flu but unfortunately nobody is giving heed to this menace, he added.
Similarly, he said that entire world is busy in attempting to overcome other deadly disease but we as a nation fear from a disease, which does not exist in Pakistan, he held.
While talking about the “Emergency Life Saving Skills” he said that government is providing resources to all the governmental hospitals in order to tackle with emergency crisis properly.
President himself also directed to save more and more life in emergency crisis. Thousands of lady health workers have so far been trained in this connection.
Incharge Life Saving Advance Group, Peder Patrick, Executive Director PIMS, Abdul Hameed Rajput also deliver their address on the occasion.