Health
Abdul Rahim Janoo appeal govt to organize free eye camp with SOPs
Karachi, June 16, 2020: Eye society undertakes more than 55,000 free laser cataract surgeries with the support of various welfare trusts throughout the year and arranges cure of millions of poor and deserving peoples. This year, due to spread of Corona Virus COVID-19, if these free charity eye camps could not organized then there is…
Dawood Foundation and British Asian Trust join hands to promote mental health
Karachi, 16 June, 2020: As part of the PKR 1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Dawood Foundation – the charitable arm of the Dawood Hercules Group – has entered into a strategic partnership with the British Asian Trust to promote mental health support among frontline workers and the general population directly affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Under…
Jazz contributes Rs 38 mln to PM’s COVID-19 Relief Fund
Karachi, June 16, 2020: Upholding its promise to support the government in the ongoing relief efforts, Jazz has deposited PKR 38 million to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. This is the second tranche of payments under the company’s Matching Grants program, through which all donations made by subscribers and employees of Jazz to the…
CY19 suggests resilience of banking sector to COVID-19 pandemic
Karachi, June 15, 2020: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued its flagship annual publication, the Financial Stability Review (FSR) for CY19. The Review presents performance and risk assessment of various segments of the financial sector including banks, non-banking financial institutions, financial markets, non-financial corporate and financial market infrastructures. The FSR notes that the…
Hilton Pharma Webinar with Dr Tahir Shamsi on NIBD plasma convalescent trial
Karachi, June 15, 2020: Hilton Pharma a leading pharmaceutical company has been supporting the NIBD convalescent plasma trial with a research grant and technical knowledge since the pandemic began in Pakistan. Keeping the momentum going Dr. Tahir Shamsi conducted a webinar on Hilton Pharma premises to educate doctors and HCPs across Pakistan. He took the…