Insurance companies fight for the government’s UHI contract
The launch of the Pakistan Tehreek i Insaaf’s (PTI) flagship universal health insurance (UHI) scheme in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Islamabad,...
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.
AugmentCare raises $1m in seed funding to expand digital healthcare services
LAHORE: In another remarkable milestone for a Pakistani based tech startup, AugmentCare (AC) a complete healthcare app has been successful in raising...
Covid-19: Amazon planning to build its own testing lab for staff
Retail giant Amazon says it will build its own coronavirus testing lab to monitor the health of its staff.
Cases of Covid-19 have...
Cigarette manufacturers fail to comply with health ministry’s directives
A recently conducted market survey has identified that a majority of the brands of local cigarette manufacturers in Pakistan are still non-compliant with the latest Pictorial Health Warning (PHW) law
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...
Giving it a go
I shall either find a way or make one, Hannibal Barca once said. This may best define the approach that led two...
GSK contemplating splitting up the group: Report
Some investors have long called for the group’s break-up, arguing that it would crystallize value for component businesses and that there are limited synergies between consumer and pharma.
ADB collaborates with WHO to expand healthcare, contain Covid-19 across Asia
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday strengthened its partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognising that increased collaboration is...
Arif Naqvi in a message to friends & employees shares his experiences at Abraaj
The turmoil-filled months for Arif Naqvi, the founder of Abraaj Group has resulted in ignominy for a person who once heralded forums like the World Economic Forum and built the company into the largest private equity house in the Middle East and North Africa
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...
Covid-19: PPE worth $0.5m distributed among frontline workers
Health ministry distributes nine metric tonnes of Personal Protective Equipment made available by ADB and UNICEF
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.
Where money is not the prime mover
Not a medical doctor himself but having received training in hospital management, Fahdel Sheikh is upscale Aadil Hospital’s owner and director. With...
Cabinet ratifies medical aid for blue-eyed official of Petroleum Division
ISLAMABAD: A blue-eyed Director to Minister for Petroleum Division Asim Qadir Haye has availed medical charges amounting to above Rs 2 crore...