Ambulances for Karachi
THE global medical fraternity unanimously agrees that providing pre-hospital care to patients can save many lives. In India’s state of Tamil Nadu, the 108 emergency transportation service, launched in 2008,…
Mobile phone service to remain suspended near MDCAT centres
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to keep mobile phone service off to ensure transparency in Medical Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) scheduled for September 22 in 10 cities of…
Authority rooted in service
DID we really need more mayhem and another round of slaughter of unarmed civilians, this time in Nice, to remind us of the grim and bloody times we live in?…
Emergency services
THAT more than 70 per cent of Pakistan’s population is deprived of basic health facilities is a matter of great concern. Successive governments have given little priority to improving our…
Where’s the ambulance?
The devastating death of 10-year-old Amal Umer on August 13 shocked the entire nation. The appalling details of the events that resulted in her tragic demise were shared by her…
What is wrong with our ambulances?
In the absence of an effective healthcare system, it is only the bigger hospitals that people go to in an emergency. The failure of our state to provide emergency services…
Writing on the wall
The word ‘history’ is primarily associated with past connotations. However, in marked contrast, history is a constantly evolving phenomenon and stays as relevant in the present-day world as it was…
A win for mental health
ACCORDING to the World Health Organisation, last year approximately 20,000 Pakistanis died by suicide, with over 120,000 people attempting it. Suicide is a complication of mental illness which can only…
Road to SIFC
As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government takes charge amid the worst economic downturn in Pakistan’s history, the future of an investment-starved country remains the biggest challenge for the foreseeable future.…
A stumbling block to growth trips up companies trying to do good
Growing up is hard to do. For businesses that aim do good as well as make profit, it's a sentiment they are all too familiar with. There is a vast…
