Punjab Food Authority declares 61 ghee, cooking oil brands ‘unhealthy’
PFA has declared 61 ghee and cooking oil brands unhealthy for usage and has further seized 47,233 litres of ghee and cooking oil
PSQCA issues notice to beauty cream manufacturers over health concerns
Faiza Beauty Cream causes skin cancer, other diseases
Surgical goods, medical instruments worth $348.579mn exported in 11M FY17-18
Surgical goods and medical instruments worth $348.579 million were exported during 11 months of the last financial year ended on June 30, 2018
Health and Fitness in the metaverse
After years of catering to women in Pakistan, AimFit has taken its fitness movement global
CCP approves 100% acquisition of EFU Health by EFU Life
Hundred percent shareholding from EFU Services transferred to EFU Life
Covid-19 to increase urgency of healthcare sector reforms In Pakistan: Fitch Solutions
Private expenditure on healthcare accounted for 70.2% of total health spending in 2019, having risen in relation to the previous year
Germany to provide €12m grant for healthcare development in KP, GB
ISLAMABAD:Â Economic Affairs Division Secretary Noor Ahmed and German Development Bank (KfW) Country Director Wolfgang Moeller on Thursday signed financing agreements for Social...
Pakistan diluted proposed tobacco health warnings after Philip Morris, BAT lobbying
Instead of 85 percent, the new rule, which comes into effect on June 1, requires warnings that cover 50 percent of the pack - up from 40 percent now - rising to 60 percent in a year’s time
WB prepares $247.5m PREP to help Pakistan fight coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has said that it has prepared a $247.5 million programme to support Pakistan’s frontline healthcare staff and...
WHO says asymptomatic spread of coronavirus ‘very rare,’ but experts raise questions
The World Health Organization made noise Monday when the head of its emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, said during...
OBS Pakistan to acquire Globe Textile Mills Ltd
OBS Pakistan (Private) Limited, a pharmaceutical company, through the newspaper advertisement, has shown its interest to acquire 14,891,829 ordinary shares of Globe Textile Mills Limited.
How Sehat Kahani is fighting Covid-19 through telemedicine in Pakistan
The Covid-19 pandemic took the world by surprise. It not only made a gigantic dent within the healthcare facilities globally, but also...
IsDB approves $60m supplementary aid for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a $60 million supplementary fund for Pakistan to support the country’s polio eradication programme.
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Healthcare: the (hitherto) ignored priority
If one had to reduce the state of an entire nation’s healthcare to a single number, it would be average life expectancy,...
Al-Tahur set to enter final stage of IPO with a strike price of Rs21
The book building process for Al-Tahur ended on, Tuesday, June 26, with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the dairy company entering its final phase where it will offer stocks to the general public at a price of Rs21 per share.