function. Dr. Ashraf Jamal, Joint Secretary PCS and Asst. Professor Pulmonalogy Services Hospital, while sharing a data on the COPD symptoms, said the spread rate of the COPD related symptoms is 18.5 percent and 26.7 percent patients come with co-morbidities. Similarly, around 33.3 per cent COPD patients were hospitalised for their condition and 26.7 per cent patients visited an emergency room due to their respiratory condition.
He said smoking is the major contributor that accounts for up to 75% of all cases of the COPD. Not only smokers are at higher risk, but they also harm other people through passive smoking. Recent trends of ‘Sheesha’ and ‘e-cigarettes’ are also harmful and contributing heavily to the menace.
People consider them a safe alternative, but they are gravely mistaken. He urged the people to stay away from smoking and other air pollutants.
He stressed that patients have to take care of their routines and habits; they have to avoid triggers like cigarette smoke, air pollution, chemical fumes and dust. Once diagnosed with the COPD, daily medication is vital to fight with the COPD along with short-acting rescue inhalers.
The COPD is a chronic disease and has no cure. The only way to counter this disease is to live and use prescribed therapies.
Loose milk: The Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with the Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) organised a one-day training workshop on “Data Collection for Assessment of Loose Milk Supply to Lahore City” on Wednesday.
According to a press release, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha chaired the workshop while Punjab Food Authority Director Operations Ayesha Mumtaz, Dr Muhammad Nasir and researchers from academic institution, representatives from public and private dairy sector were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, the vice-chancellor said that loose milk is causing serious food safety issues, so we need to develop and maintain a formal minimum-pasteurised milk supply chain. He said that under this PEEP project, the UVAS is going to focus on Lahore for proposing an implantable model for availability/supply of safe milk, which afterwards can be replicated in other districts of Punjab.
Ayesha Mumtaz said it is our duty to ensure that the milk we purchase from market and milkmen is free from poisonous adulterants including chemicals, low quality oils, urea fertiliser and aflatoxin. She said these adulterants are hazardous and causing irreversible damage to human health.
The workshop was a step towards development of a formal dairy sector to regulate the sale of milk, which is minimally pasteurised and safe for consumers throughout the Punjab province.