Earning $1 Billion Foreign Exchange through Healthcare
PAMI’s letter to Chief Minister
Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions’ Letter to the Chief Minister Regarding admissions in private medical colleges, The notification issued by the Punjab Health Department and the University of Health Sciences in collaboration should be immediately withdrawn, as the letter contained incorrect interpretations of the law in the admission notifications of private medical colleges. […]
What is Central Induction?
The Central Induction Policy refers to the decision by the Punjab provincial cabinet, under which the University of Health Sciences (UHS) Punjab, unable to admit students for the past two years into private medical and dental colleges, will now conduct admissions themselves. My question is, why? The issue with the University of Health Sciences is […]
Hepatitis B Vaccination Drive Conducted at FJDC
A very successful Hepatitis B Vaccination Drive was recently organized at the Azam Town General Hospital (ATGH) which is under the umbrella of Fatima Jinnah Dental College & Hospital Trust, in collaboration with the esteemed Health Department of the Government of Sindh. Hepatitis B, classified as a viral liver infection by the World Health Organization […]
Outbreak of Skin Infections in Pakistan after Flood–2022
Skin is the largest organ which is made of fats, protein, water and other minerals. It acts as a covering layer, protecting our internal organs from germs. Through nerves in the skin, we can feel different sensations and it also regulates body temperature. This protecting layer can get affected by different infections or diseases mostly […]
Dengue Outbreak in Pakistan 2022
Dengue Fever is caused by a virus that is mainly transmitted by the bite of female Aedes aegypti mosquito. Every year, an estimated 400 million individuals worldwide are infected with the dengue virus, with 100 million becoming unwell and 21,000 dying as a result. Dengue fever outbreaks are linked to the monsoon season, which usually […]
A Monsoon on ‘Steroids’
Torrential monsoon rains have triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan’s recent history, The United Nations called it a ‘Monsoon on Steroids’ as it washed away villages, leaving millions displaced. Nearly 88 percent of the total nationwide houses have been destroyed or damaged, 1.17 million damaged houses and nearly 566,000 destroyed houses. Over 1.52 million […]
Sixth Wave of COVID-19
According to the rate at which Covid-19 instances are reported nationwide, the sixth wave appears imminent. More than 580 people have been diagnosed with the virus in the past day, which has taken the positivity count to 3%. The positive rate has doubled in hotspots like Karachi. The nation will once again be forced into […]
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral illness that affects cattle and water buffalo. It has a low fatality rate, but it can cause severe animal welfare difficulties and production losses. Biting insects, such as certain types of flies, mosquitoes, and possibly ticks, are the primary carriers of the disease. Fomites can also spread the […]
Pakistan and Its Battle With The Polio Virus
Pakistan and its neighbor Afghanistan are the last two countries to be hit by the polio epidemic. This is unsurprising given that North Waziristan shares a western border with Afghanistan that is almost indecipherable to people and animals. After a year and a half of polio-free Pakistan, there was some hope that the decades-long war […]
