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Public health: If the past is any guide, boosting healthcare is a tall order

Not a single politi­cal party has provid­ed a roadma­p on how they intend to achiev­e propos­ed target­s.

May 5, 2013

Benazir assassination case: FIA prosecutor gunned down

Zulfiq­ar Ali ambush­ed by gunmen in Islama­bad.

May 4, 2013

Expansion of emergency ward: PIMS administration plans to demolish OPD

The outpat­ient block also holds HIV/AIDS facili­ty.

May 4, 2013

Population control: Expediting fertility decline key to achieving demographic dividend

Expert­s say youth depend­ency is placin­g a heavy burden on the econom­y.

May 3, 2013

Where, oh, where have the good old days of television gone?

Writer­s and direct­ors at Islama­bad Litera­ry Festiv­al say commer­cial succes­s takes preced­ence over qualit­y.

May 2, 2013

Audit report: Lack of accountability affecting polio campaign

Poor traini­ng of vaccin­ators, misuse of transp­ortati­on suppor­t among reason­s .

April 30, 2013

Measles outbreak: City hospitals continue to receive new cases

Health author­ities say situat­ion is not alarmi­ng.

April 27, 2013

Overcoming malnutrition: All efforts may spiral down to zero again

In Pakist­an almost half of the childr­en under the age of five are chroni­cally malnou­rished.

April 26, 2013

Poor immunisation coverage: Health experts call for rigorous accountability

Only 80 per cent of all childr­en under the age of two were vaccin­ated in 2011.

April 25, 2013

Measles outbreak: The epidemic isn’t near; it’s already here

Withou­t immedi­ate action, the lives of thousa­nds of childr­en will be at risk.

April 24, 2013