Improving mental healthcare
A COUNTRY’S socioeconomic challenges and the risk of ill mental health among the population are closely related. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there is a benefit-cost ratio of…
Reimagining healthcare
IN the face of stark adversity, a drop of ‘re-imagination’ has fallen in the stagnant, stinky waters; stirring them, and creating the first small ripples. I hope the ripples grow…
Urban healthcare
OVER 55 per cent of the world population lives in cities. With fast-growing urbanisation, this figure is set to rise to 68pc by 2050. Pakistan is one of the most…
Healthcare during floods
PAKISTAN has been hit by unprecedented deadly floods. These are flash floods to be exact, which are caused by rapid and excessive rainfall that raises water heights quickly, overtaking rivers, streams,…
Healthcare reforms
PAKISTAN is a struggling nation. The country spends billions of rupees on the education of medical students in public-sector universities. But they either opt to move abroad for greener pastures…
PMDC tells medical colleges to set up five primary healthcare centres in their vicinity
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has directed all the private and public medical and dental colleges across the country to establish primary healthcare (PHC) centres, under which every…
ChatGPT as pivot for digital healthcare professionals
30th November 2022 heralded the dawn of a major paradigm shift in the machine-based learning world. On that fateful date, Open AI, an American tech firm, publicly launched ChatGPT, a…
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,…
