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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…

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,…