This Week

The PSL 2017 comes at a great time for Pakistan. The economy continues to grow healthily and buoyed by the rising stocks and real estate markets, there is growing liquidity and an urge to find ways to invest it. With …

Incomparable systems, both in crisis but which provide an insight into the differences of how life is valued in developed and developing countries. The NHS (National Health Service) was set up in the UK in 1948 with three main aims: …

The Balochistan Health Department has developed its Health Sector Strategy (2013-2018) to address challenges of service delivery, quality of care, lack of skilled health workforce, governance and regulation, and to ensure adequate health coverage for the poor and vulnerable populations …

Number of beds has been increased and more medical treatment facilities are made available: Khawaja Salman EMOs being posted in all districts hospitals; IT system introduced: Imran Nazir To get better services, the Punjab government has bifurcated its health department …

In our country health has always been a neglected sector. Our civil hospitals and healthcare facilities are substandard. Public hospitals lack specialized doctors, technicians, blood banks and ventilators. The ambulances and stretchers are outdated; lack of hygiene and a dirty …

Taking prenatal care importance and the healthy growth of a child, the Punjab administration under Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif recently launched a vital project, Khadim-e-Punjab Child Nutrition and Stunting Reduction Program. In the first phase, the program will be …

Aziz Tabba Foundation (ATF) was established in 1987 as a not-for-profit trust. ATF has rendered its services by providing healthcare to the poor, housing and shelter for the needy, marriage support plan for parents who are unable to bear the …

Mexico and Thailand health care measures best to follow In Pakistan the health sector has been badly neglected and the policy makers have shown a lack of concern for educating the people in providing them with health care. Health is …

Pakistan is largely dependent on oil imports. The energy statistics of Pakistan shows that around 50 percent of the need is met by the indigenous gas production and 29 percent by domestic and imported oil and 11 percent by hydro-electricity. …

The contamination of drinking water is a major public health issue. The quality of drinking water is badly managed. Sources of drinking water both surface and ground water is contaminated with different kind of bacteria, toxic metals and pesticides. Drinking …