Over 19 researchers awarded grants by Pharmevo Research Forum

Over 19 researchers and healthcare professionals have been awarded research grants up to Rs300,000 each by the Pharmevo Research Forum.
They will conduct research in areas of pediatrics, diabetes, hypertension, cardiology, endocrinology, gynecology, orthopedics, infectious diseases, etc.
The researchers have assumed a timeline to complete their studies within 18 months of receiving the research grants.
Known health professional Prof Saeed Hamid, Director of Clinical Trials Unit at Aga Khan University told a research conference that around 80-90 percent of Pakistani Hepatitis C patients are infected with Genotype-3 of the HCV, which is very difficult to treat but unfortunately, most of the data on this genotype comes from the Western world as we don’t have enough data and research on this genotype because Pakistan is not a conducive place for clinical trials and research,” Prof Saeed Hamid deplored.
Congratulating the winners of research grants, Prof Saeed Hamid said these researchers should also strive for international research grants and also called for a consortium of clinical trials units working across the country to come up with quality research and data on local issues.
A team of advisors who are prominent healthcare professionals including Prof Anwar Siddiqui, Prof Badar Fayyaz Zuberi, Prof Feroz Memon and others has short-listed and approved the research projects for the award of grants.
He said It was heartening that the pharmaceutical industry was supporting the research and others should follow this precedent.n