Our healthcare workforce crisis
Imagine a country where a woman dies every 50 minutes from pregnancy-related complications. That’s not fiction – that’s Pakistan in 2024, according to the UNFPA. Now add a healthcare system…
A public health milestone
The Punjab government’s recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine pouches across the province marks a major step in protecting public health. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif led…
Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery
Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has resulted in a precarious debt trap, a depreciated rupee, escalating inflation, and an economy on the…
Nicotine pouches: health challenge?
Pakistan’s nicotine pouch market represents a complex intersection of public health concerns, regulatory challenges, and shifting consumer behaviors that demand a careful scrutiny. Recent studies indicate that approximately 17.2% of…
PMDC head says stigma leaves negative impact on health
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council(PMDC)President and Bioethics Unit Pakistan chapter head Professor Rizwan Taj on Monday said there was prevalence of stigma in health facilities that left negative impact on…
Mental health issues
CHILD labour and the mental health issues associated with it are amongst our most pressing challenges. The psychological effects of child labour can be more intense than its physical ramifications.…
Adverse maternal health outcomes
MATERNAL health vulnerabilities, particularly in low-income countries, are a great cause of concern. UN agencies estimate that globally a woman dies every two minutes due to complications during pregnancy or…
Mental health peril
PAKISTANIS are rightfully upset at US President Joe Biden’s categorisation of their country as “one of the most dangerous nations in the world”. Perhaps our ire would be less if…
Climate change and health
THE devastating floods in Pakistan are a manifestation of climate change. Whatever development gains had been made over the decades in the flood-affected districts were washed away within a few days. Pakistan will…
Climate and health
IN the aftermath of the floods, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are living in makeshift camps next to stagnant water. Outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases, skin infections, respiratory tract infections,…
