Family physicians
Pakistan is in the state of transition. Its economic base is broadening. With developments in healthcare, especially specialised healthcare in the shape of better qualified and experienced HR, premium diagnostics,…
Physicians and patriarchy
Not much of Pakistan operates on merit. Connections procure jobs, recommendations procure promotions, an uncle in this bureaucracy, a brother in that one, all of it together amounts to the…
When physicians fall sick
All these years, we have been trying to decipher Karachi’s maladies while searching for their remedies. At this time, we are in the midst of a targeted operation that was…
From hard to harder
‘There is no use of running on the wrong road’ — Turkish proverb ELITE misrule in Pakistan has scarred the nation and left a legacy of socioeconomic underdevelopment and political…
Death of a humanist
When someone you had known for ages passes away, you are left to wander in the realm of memories. You wonder about how times change and also think about things…
AI is the new power
We are currently witnessing an era of unprecedented growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI),which is projected to surpass $800 billion in market value within the next few years (‘The race for…
The continuing polio challenge
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries that still have the polio virus. Pakistan in spite of multimillion-dollar campaigns featuring well known personalities and run on all media is…
Pakistan’s pharma scene
Over the last few years Pakistan’s pharmaceutical market went through a dramatic transformation from multinational companies-based market to home-grown pharmaceutical companies-based market. When the MNCs arrived in Pakistan the local…
Customised classes for the elite
What significant feature separates at least some car models made by Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Koenigsegg from those made by Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Hyundai, Kia,…
OOP health expenditures
IF health is a human right, then the inability to pay for essential healthcare should not be a barrier. This is why financial protection for healthcare is an integral component…
