KARACHI, December 24 2024: Professor Muhammad Saeed Quraishy, Vice-Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), has called for a nationwide understanding of the severe consequences of consanguineous marriages, emphasizing the need for media and societal engagement. Speaking at the APPNA Winter Meeting 2024 in Karachi, Professor Quraishy highlighted that Pakistan has one of the…
KARACHI, December 23 2024: Two years ago, the world seemed to crumble for Kawish’s parents. At only two months old, their baby boy was diagnosed with life-threatening holes in his heart. Despite the bleak diagnosis, the doctors at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) assured them that surgery could save his life—but the cost was an…
KARACHI, December 20, 2024: The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has raised serious concerns over the dissemination of misleading information about cancer treatment during a recent program aired on national television. PIMA, which represents a large number of medical professionals in Pakistan, called the broadcast “unfortunate” and a setback for public health education. In a…
KARACHI, December 29 2024: In a moment of immense pride for Pakistan and the global healthcare community, Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, a world-renowned leader in maternal and child health, has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s most prestigious civilian honours. This recognition is a testament to Dr….
KARACHI, 16th December 2024: The Government of Sindh (GoS), in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society (LAS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has unveiled the revised Sexual Violence Response Framework (SVRF) 2025-2029. Building on the successes of the previous framework (2020-2024), which notably improved conviction rates from 5% in 2020 to 15% in…