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HIV/AIDS: For the marginalised, lifesaving awareness
There are about 550 transgender and male sex workers in the twin cities.
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Healthcare: Farash Town gets its first hospital
The welfare hospital will provide medical services at minimal costs.
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Women’s portrayal: Media, both helpful and troublemaker
Journalists highlight the need to sensitise media on gender issues.
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Medicine: 16 new manufacturers to enter the fray
No new licenses had been issued after health ministry’s devolution.
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Polio champion draws tribal parliamentarians’ ire
Concerns raised over Shahid Afridi’s lack of influence in the region.
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Workshop: 800,000 kids missed out on immunisation
Malnourished children also fail to benefit from vaccination.
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Lack of political will, funding killing Pakistani women
One in every 89 Pakistani women will die of childbirth-related causes compared to 1 in 8,000 in the developed world.
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Polyclinic short-changed in budget allocation
The hospital has only been given 60% of its estimated requirement; patients may suffer.
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Summer woes: Gastro patients throng emergency wards
Scorching heat, unhygienic food items blamed for spike.
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Afridi’s appointment: New role: ‘polio champion’ arrives at crease
Govt hopes famous cricketer will help spread the message.









