Oral cancer is rampant in Pakistan because of the use of pan, gutka, mainpuri, naswar, sheesha and smoking

According to estimates, govt hospitals generate 450,000kg of medical waste every month

Prime objective of genome technology is to curb spread of hereditary diseases

Authorities struggling to fight disease with low budget and few resources

The year saw a rise in viral infections and a decrease in medical facilities at govt hospitals

Hospitals and health centres handed over to the private sector are in trouble

No action yet against those responsible

Substandard medicines, truant doctors, non-provision of food reported by inspection teams

Sources, however, reveal some 'influential' figures do not want Bernd Hilden to return to the country

The officers had pointed out discrepancies in the date of birth of Dr Musharraf Rasool Cyan