President Dr Arif Alvi ha
s emphasise
d the need for developing a centralised national database on
all diseases. He said that Pakistan currently lacked a comprehensive centralized database on health issues and he highlighte
d the need to make integrated data available which would help the government to effectively combat the diseases. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting regarding data collection on Breast Cancer in Pakistan. SAPM on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC), Dr. Faisal Sultan, and MD Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, Mr. Aon Abbas Buppi also attende
d the meeting.
President Dr. Arif Alvi said that Paki
stan ha
d the highest prevalence of breast cancer, as compared to other South
Asian countries, and he underscore
d the need to raise awareness among the people about the disease.
