Govt plans to outsource major federal hospitals to boost revenue
Public-private partnership model aimed at generating funds for healthcare
Social Health Protection Initiative – Sehat Cards bids opening ceremony held
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination Aamir Mehmood Kiani on Saturday presided over bids opening ceremony for the provision of Sehat...
Govt bans advertisement of medical products without prior approval
New rules prohibit pharma firms, healthcare providers and media from advertising medicines, medical devices, and alternative remedies without approval from regulatory board
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
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.
CCP approves 100% acquisition of EFU Health by EFU Life
Hundred percent shareholding from EFU Services transferred to EFU Life
PSQCA issues notice to beauty cream manufacturers over health concerns
Faiza Beauty Cream causes skin cancer, other diseases
Punjab’s oxygen crisis
In the midst of a worsening pandemic, government tenders are being given to inexperienced, blue-eyed firms
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
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 a briefing...
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
Health and Fitness in the metaverse
After years of catering to women in Pakistan, AimFit has taken its fitness movement global
Food exports surge 29.28pc to over $4.797 billion
Wheat exports went up from $1.038 million to $236.339 million, showing growth of 22668 per cent
Int’l publications skeptical over Pakistan’s ‘mysterious’ Covid-19 recovery
International publications have expressed skepticism regarding a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases in the country despite a lax following of coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures...
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.
This includes a...
