How investor cash is changing the face of Pakistan’s diagnostic labs
From global private equity to domestic healthcare companies, laboratories in Pakistan are attracting investment and getting technological upgrades
Auto sales may decline, after barring non-tax filers from purchasing cars
An industry source said data of the filers would now be utilized to purchase cars which would contribute to the practice of premium or ‘own-money’ amount rising
CDWP approves 31 projects worth Rs713 billion
Central Development Working Party (CDWP) under the chairmanship of Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday approved 31 projects worth Rs713 billion and referred 8 projects worth Rs694.88 billion were referred to ECNEC for further action.
P&G to buy Merck’s consumer health unit for $4.2 billion
OHIO: Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to acquire Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit for 3.4 billion euros ($4.2 billion), giving it...
ECNEC clears Diamer Bhasha dam, poverty alleviation projects
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under the chair of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved various energy,...
LCCI demands DRAP to form a liaison committee
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to form a...
GSK to acquire Novartis’s consumer healthcare venture for $13 billion
ZURICH: GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday it will buy Novartis’s 36.5 percent stake in their consumer healthcare joint venture for $13 billion in...
US Commercial Service to lead delegation of Pakistani companies to NPEW
KARACHI: The United States Commercial Service (USCS) will lead a delegation of Pakistani companies to the Natural Products Expo West/Engredea (NPEW), to...
Finland ready to help Pakistan in health, energy and forest sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Roving Ambassador-designate of Finland to South Asia Harri Kämäräinen along with Honorary Consul of Finland in Pakistan Asad Ansari visited Islamabad...
Pharma has potential to surpass textile industry in Pakistan: Chairman AGP
KARACHI:Â The pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan has the potential to increase its exports to such an extent that it can become the biggest...
MyDoctor.pk raises $1.1million funding, rebrands to oladoc.com
LAHORE: MyDoctor.pk, Pakistan’s leading online health platform, has announced that it has officially changed its name to oladoc.com, said a press release...
Lethal medicine
Old furniture scrap and dried leaves scattered on the floor welcome whoever enters this worn-out Raj era building that houses an important...
NICVD’s organises 1st certification ceremony of Intervention Cardiology Fellowship Programme
KARACHI:Â National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) organised its first certification ceremony of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programme on January 30, 2018, in Karachi.
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Bridging healthcare gaps
Nothing sensitises one to others pain than having acutely felt it yourself. Having lost her mother in post-op care after an open...
Bima raises $96.6 million from Allianz X to expand micro-insurance services
LAHORE: Bima, a seller of microinsurance services which includes Pakistan among its fourteen markets has raised $96.6 million in strategic investment from...