Karachi, February 25, 2021: Noted economist Dr. Kaiser Bengali has underlined the need for devolution of powers in its true spirit and financial powers be devolved from federation to provinces and from provinces to local governments and adequate resources be provided to the local bodies. He was speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue on “Towards a…
Karachi, July 22, 2020: Pakistan Alliance for Nicotine and Tobacco Harm Reduction (PANTHR) has called for making harm reduction and cessation part of the national tobacco control policies to reduce the prevalence of smoking in the country. “Two research studies have highlighted the effective role tobacco harm reduction and cessation strategies can play in achieving…
Karachi, December 22, 2019: A team of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) visited recently Liaquat National Hospital to monitor its hospital waste management (HWM) system and found that insufficient measures were being taken to comply with Hospital Waste Management (HWM) Rules 2014 to dispose of its medical waste. On the directives of Advisor to CM…