Health
Engro commits PKR 40mln to extend partnership with SKMCH to enhance COVID-19 testing capacity in Punjab
Karachi, June 06, 2020: As part of the PKR 1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Foundation – the social investment arm of Engro Corporation – has provided an additional PKR 40 million to extend its partnership with Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre for expansion of COVID-19 testing capacity in Southern Punjab. In…
Companies urged to promote resource efficiency and value creation in Covid-19
Integrated reporting has been identified as a key method to help firms tackle future risks they face such as those posed by the Covid-19 pandemic Karachi, June 02, 2020: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ (ACCA) latest report Insights into Integrated Reporting 4.0, covers 48 companies – each are members of the International Integrated Reporting…
Engro donate protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers
Karachi, June 01, 2020: As part of the PKR 1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Foundation – the social investment arm of Engro Corporation – has launched an initiative to donate 459,000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth PKR 100 million for frontline healthcare practitioners. In the first phase, 104,000 units of protective gear…
Visa Foundation announces guarantee to support COVID-19 recovery in Pakistan
Karachi, June 01, 2020: The Visa Foundation announced last week its approval of $8.8 million of its $10 million in COVID-19 relief grants to organizations supporting the frontline response to the global pandemic and providing critical services for vulnerable households such as public health and food relief. In Pakistan,$200,000 has been granted to Akhuwat to…
Searle to launch a lifesaving drug for hospitalized COVID19 patients
Karachi, May 30, 2020: The Searle Company Limited has successfully entered into an exclusive licensing & marketing agreement with Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Bangladesh. Searle is the first and only pharmaceutical company in Pakistan to source the generic version of Remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19 through the Patient Access Program. Remdesivir is a direct acting broad-spectrum…