Venue:
Iqbal Hall, H- Block Government College University Faisalabad.
Special guests & Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Hadayat Rasool Registrar Government College University Faisalabad(GCUF)
Prof. Dr. Abid Rasheed Den Faculty of Medical Sciences Government College University Faisalabad(GCUF)
Dr. Imtiaz Mehmood Incharge Allied Health Sciences Government College University Faisalabad(GCUF)
Dr. Nadeem Sohail Haematologist Allied Hospital Faisalabad
Dr. Sayeda Umer Haematologist Allied Hospital Faisalabad
Dr. Muhammad Mudasar Research Officer Government College University Faisalabad(GCUF)
Mr. Muhammad Rashid Field Monitoring Officer PTGD Faisalabad
Mr. Abdul Mannan Genetic Counsellor PTGD Faisalabad
Proceedings:
The Punjab Thalassaemia and Other Genetic Disorders Prevention and Research Institute (PTGD) Regional Centre Faisalabad arranged a Thalassaemia awareness seminar in collaboration with Government College University Faisalabad. A total of 158 Students in the Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) attended the seminar. The objective of the seminar was to create Awareness about Thalassaemia and Other Genetic Disorders and how its prevention is possible.
The seminar started with the recitation of Holy Quran followed by Naat. Dr. Imtiaz Mehmood Incharge Allied Health Sciences Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) and welcome address to the all participants.
Prof. Dr. Hadayat Rasool Registrar Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) addressed the audience and said Thalassaemia test is mandatory before marriage and admire the PTGD Team for working the Prevention of Thalassaemia all over the Punjab.
Abdul Mannan Genetic Counsellor briefly explained about the Thalassaemia disease; types of Thalassaemia; how it is transferred from parents to children; who is Thalassaemia major, carrier or intermedia; how Thalassaemia can be prevented and different inheritance patterns. He further highlighted the different services offered by PTGD that included extended family screening, pre-natal diagnosis (Chorionic Villus Sampling -CVS), genetic counselling and DNA testing and briefly explained about Chorionic Villus Sampling(CVS) procedure and presented Faisalabad CVS procedure data. Mr. Muhammad Rashid briefed the working mechanism of PTGD, Faisalabad. The participants were informed about the establishment of PTGD Regional Centre Faisalabad about where facilities like advanced haematology laboratory, CVS, genetic counselling were available in Faisalabad. On divisional level our nine Regional Haematology Labs are functional and providing the facilities of Thalassaemia test free of cost all over the Punjab and how different countries had been successful for Thalassaemia prevention and were able to reduce its incidence.
Dr. Nadeem Sohail briefly explain the about Thalassaemia Diseases and its types and preventive measures He appreciated opening of Regional Centre Faisalabad and promised to establish strong liaison in order to contribute mission ‘Thalassaemia Free Pakistan’.
In the end, Prof. Dr. Abid Rasheed Den Faculty of Medical Sciences Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) thanked to PTGD team for conducting the Thalassaemia awareness seminar and distributed the Certificates among Mr. Muhammad Rashid Field Monitoring Officer PTGD Faisalabad and its PTGD Team.
After the session awareness walk was arranged from Iqbal Hall, H- Block Government College University Faisalabad to VC Office.
