Diagnostic & Research Centre

Diagnostic and Research Centre (established in 1995)

Aims & Objectives

To play an essential role in screening disease, assessing responses to treatment, monitor the condition of patients, and help to decide when it is necessary to refer for specialist care.
To screen the contacts of the patients of communicable diseases such as viral hepatitis, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases.
To detect internal abnormalities (thellasemia, haemophilia) and transmittable diseases (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and AIDS) by screening blood and blood products.
To participate in immunization programs by providing vaccines and anti venoms to the needy people.
To help in reducing infections in community by investigating epidemics rapidly because DRC can detect the source of infection and identify the carriers so can participate in epidemiological surveys.
To assess diseases surveillance, selection, application and evaluation of control methods that can help in controlling hospital acquired infections.
To screen pregnant women for anemia, protein deficiency and infections, which if not treated, may cause disease, premature death and mental illness of newborn.
To examine the community drinking water supplies for indicators of fecal pollution.

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali
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