Speeches by Miss Fatima Jinnah at Anti-Tuberculosis Conferences on Tuberculosis Control in Pakistan

Sub title : Addresses on Tuberculosis as a National Health Problem, Causes and Prevention and Public Awareness Campaigns

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Anti-Tuberculosis Conference | Tuberculosis Control | Public Health | Medical Relief

Date of publication: 1947

Language: Urdu / English

Page: 18 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29142

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Speeches, addresses, etc. | Fatima Jinnah -- Madar-e-Millat -- Anti-Tuberculosis Conference | Tuberculosis Control -- Public Health | Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital -- Medical Relief -- Doctors Training | Tuberculosis -- Pakistan -- Prevention and control | Medical conferences -- Pakistan -- Speeches

Abstract: This collection contains speeches delivered by Miss Fatima Jinnah on the occasion of Anti-Tuberculosis Conferences, including the first Anti-Tuberculosis Conference in Pakistan at Lahore on November 12, 1947. She discusses tuberculosis as Pakistan's greatest health problem, its causes including poverty and insanitary conditions, the need for clinics and hospitals, and the importance of training doctors and raising public awareness. She emphasizes the role of the Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital and urges cooperation between medical professionals and the public.

Description: Speeches delivered by Miss Fatima Jinnah at Anti-Tuberculosis Conferences, including the inaugural address at the first Anti-Tuberculosis Conference in Pakistan held in Lahore on November 12, 1947. She addresses the staggering mortality and morbidity from tuberculosis, emphasizing that poverty and insanitary conditions contribute to the disease. She discusses the need for preventive and curative measures, the establishment of clinics and hospitals, the training of specialized doctors, and the importance of public awareness. She highlights the Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital as a vital institution and expresses her readiness to support the campaign against tuberculosis. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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