Upgrade of the Tuberculosis Provincial Reference Laboratory (Biosafety level III) at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Karachi.

Dow University of Health Sciences is delighted to announce the successful upgrade of the Tuberculosis Provincial Reference Laboratory (Biosafety level III) at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Karachi.
The event commemorating this milestone was graced by the presence of Prof. Dr. Saeed Quraishy, Vice-Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Dharejo, Deputy Director DG CDC Sindh, Dr. Salman Jamil Khan, TB Consultant Sindh, WHO Pakistan; Dr. Zeba Haque Principle DIMC, Prof. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed, Director OICD; Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Soho, Deputy Director OICD; Dr. Fatima Fasih, Associate Professor and head of Provincial Tuberculosis Reference lab OICD; Dr. Salim Kazmi from SPPO CDC Sindh; Dr. Afshan Isani Provincial TB Advisor (USAID), CDC Sindh; Dr. Niaz Hussain Soomro Associate Professor Thoracic Surgery OICD, Dr. Faisal Asad, Assistant Professor Pulmonology OICD, Dr. Farzana Batool, Infectious Disease Consultant OICD; Dr. Sana Siddiqui, Research Officer OICD; Dr. Hassan Raza, Chief Pharmacist OICD, Dr. Vijay Kuman ICU Incharge OICD.

Their presence and support were invaluable in marking this significant achievement.