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.
A...
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...
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...
PBIT, Ittehad Chemicals ink $40 million MoU for chemical unit
LAHORE: Ittehad Chemicals Limited and Punjab Board of Investment and Trade have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish state-of-the-art facility, valued at $40...
Seasonal flu pushing up rates of Arinac Forte, Panadol CF
KARACHI: As seasonal flu sets in, demand has surged for Arinac Forte and Panadol CF , used for cold and flu and witnessed...
CDWP approves 17 projects worth Rs19.2bn
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 17 projects of worth Rs 19.2 billion and forwarded 7 mega projects of worth...
Pakistan produces unfit tobacco for manufacturing cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: As the lawmakers complain that manufacturing of substandard cigarette is causing an increase in mouth cancers among smokers in the country,...
Punjab government mute over averting serious drinking water issues
LAHORE: Over 11.21 million households in Punjab are facing direct health risks following the 4,662 completely dysfunctional drinking water supply schemes that...
CDWP set to take up heavy agenda of projects worth billions of rupees
ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) is all set to take up a heavy agenda on Monday to approve 31 key projects...
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...