Technology in mental health care
WITH the world becoming increasingly aware of the snowballing mental health (MH) crisis, there has been a corresponding rise in digital-based solutions designed to respond and scale the delivery of…
In Virginia, charity offers health care to needy
In Wise, a town in rural western Virginia, hundreds of people have lined up at the county fairgrounds for a numbered ticket, some of them 24 hours ahead of time.…
Indonesia’s poor swap garbage for health care
Mahmud hauls bags full of rubbish to the small, dilapidated clinic next to a busy road on Indonesia's main island of Java several times a month. There he exchanges grubby…
2nd Pakistan International Food, Nutrition and Healthcare Summit and Expo at Pak China Friendship Center Islamabad organized by National Alliance for Safe Food
2nd Pakistan International Food, Nutrition and Healthcare Summit and Expo on December 21-22, 2022 at Pak China Friendship Center Islamabad Organized by National Alliance for Safe Food. The University of…
Healthcare: the healing touch can’t be felt through high-tech gear
Healthcare around the world has changed dramatically over the years. While it has improved in detection of diseases through latest state of the art machines it has become impersonal and…
Fractured healthcare
The Russian invasion of Ukraine epitomizes many of the challenges children face today, by inflicting serious damage to children’s health and quality of life. By the middle of May 2022,…
Bruised investors seek shelter in US healthcare stocks
Shares of US healthcare companies are gaining favor as investors bank on their ability to weather rocky economic times and the stocks look more reasonably valued than other defensive sectors.…
Healthcare devolution
A lot is said against the 18th Amendment. However, when asked what is wrong with it no response with substance can be gathered. I would like to highlight what has…
Privatisation of healthcare
HAVE you ever experienced visiting a motor workshop with a sudden and unexpected mechanical problem with your car? The mechanic examines the car for a while, fidgets with a few…
Healthcare, social security systems needed
With all its tragedies, unprecedented complexities and uncertainties, the coronavirus pandemic should focus minds on the inadequacies in our healthcare and social security systems that need rectification at the earliest.…
