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National Public Health Institute Pakistan

Learn about NIH Pakistan's efforts in air quality monitoring, food safety, and nutrition education. Collaborating with international agencies, NIH aims to strengthen public health systems. Join us at the IANPHI annual meeting in Italy.

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National Public Health Institute Pakistan

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  1. Prof Aamer Ikram, SI(M) Executive Director NIH National Public Health InstitutePakistan IANPHI Annual Meeting Italy October 22-24, 2017

  2. Air Quality Situational AnalysisPakistan • Annual deaths - 60,000 to 80,000 • Air Quality Index - 150-165 • WHO • Karachi 88 ug/m3 • Lahore 66 ug/m3 • Rawalpindi 107 ug/m3

  3. National Institute of Health • Autonomous organization (Ministry of National Health Services Regulations & Coordination) • Facilitate international and regional collaboration, seek technical assistance and participate in global disease control programs effectively

  4. Functions • Monitor environments with special reference to air, water and food pollution • Advise the Federal Government in developing food standards and pure food laws in collaboration with the international agencies like the WHO and the FAO • Conduct research on applied nutrition like clinical nutrition and food analysis and undertake nutrition education programs

  5. Environmental Health Protection Unit • Water quality • Health care waste management • Chemical management • Food safety acts & laws

  6. Nutrition Division • Testing facilities • Public Analyst Laboratory • Biochemical Food Laboratory • Chemical Water Testing Laboratory • Microbiological Laboratory • Iodine Laboratory • Reference Laboratory for Fortified Wheat Flour • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Techniques Laboratory • Applied Nutrition Section (Nutrition Education and Diet Therapy)

  7. Efforts • One Health Hub notification (Integrating EHPU) • Collaboration: • Ministry Climate Change • Ministry National food Safety & Research • WHO, FAO, OIE, CDC • Joint External Evaluation 2016 • 5-year Roadmap (strengthening National Public Health System)

  8. Efforts • Strengthen air quality testing • Food Safety - Situational analysis, data reviewed • Appellate lab: - Mycotoxins/ Pesticide detection System - Equipment procured for Water safety/ • Quality testing - Participation in QC program

  9. Profoundly indebted

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