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KARACHI: President Arif Alvi has said that focus of medical professionals should be on prevention of diseases as it is very difficult for a
resource-starved country like Pakistan to supply medical treatment to each and every patient.&I believe that allocation for health must be
increased but we are a resource-starved nation and I also believe that prevention is better than cure
As a dental professional, I know that 95 percent of dental ailments are preventable and we canmuch supply quality medical treatment to each
and every patient in such a large population, so we must focus on preventive approach along with curation&, President Alvi said while
addressing the inaugural ceremony of 23 Annual International Conference of Pakistan Society of Rheumatology (PSR) here at a local hotel in
Karachi.Over two dozen international experts from several European Countries, Middle East and North America are attending the four-day
annual international conference on Rheumatic disorders while a large of experts from different cities of Pakistan as well as students from
medical varsities and colleges are also attending the medical moot.President Alvi preserveed that Lady Health Workers (LHWs) who go door to
door in the country and mosques could play an important role in spreading the messages regarding prevention of diseases.&Lady health workers
can educate masses specificly women on prevention while role of masses is very important in spreading the awareness regarding importance of
cleanliness, which has been emphasized by the Islam&, he said and urged that now entire Pakistani society should be speaking about and
focusing on prevention of diseases, which is the best approach for the countries like Pakistan.Deploring that a large number of Pakistan
medical professionals emigrated abroad after acquiring very subsidized education in Pakistan and settled there but added that now Pakistan
had become a matured country and ready to welcome its professionals back.&Pakistan is a matured nation now and we want peace and live
Wgap Pakistani nation thinks alike and we want prosperity
Pakistani people are most humanity loving people who supplyd refuge to 3.5 million afghan refugees when we could much even afford to host
them, while 2.5 million of those refugees which their fourth generation are still living here&, he said and urged medical professionals to
show humanity and compassion while dealing with their patients.He preserveed that present government was spending a meaningful amount of
money on provision of medical services, giving health insurance to people while standard of medical education is also increasing in the
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