Islamabad, December 2, 2020: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), in partnership with the U.S. government, launched an innovative online platform that will enable the Government of Pakistan to more quickly and effectively evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medicine, leading to greater health security in the country. The Government of Pakistan and the United…
KARACHI, July 6, 2020: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced scope of refinance facility to support health facilities. On 17th March, 2020, SBP introduced a refinance scheme, titled Refinance Facility to Combat Covid-19 (RFCC), to support the hospitals and health sector for providing services to directly fight against Covid-19. Under this scheme, banks…
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…
Karachi, June 09, 2020: The King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Program for Charity Works (KAAP), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have donated COVID-19 emergency healthcare assistance to the Director Health Services, Health Department, Government of Sindh to combat spread of COVID-19. The ceremony was attended by the IsDB Representative in Pakistan, Mr. Inamullah Khan, Project Manager…
Karachi, 12th May, 2020: Striving to build awareness on the importance of wearing masks, JS Bank along with its implementing partner, the Mahvash and Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation has launched an innovative #MakeaMask Campaign to encourage people to make their own mask and receive free health insurance. As the lockdown eases and people return to daily…