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Disastrous Dengue: Preventive measures and Iron-will needed
Dengue fever has been on the rise in the past few days, again. Pakistan has seen an outbreak many times before the current one but each year this disease seems to get stronger. According to WHO the first confirmed outbreak of dengue was in…
A step forward towards mental health care in Pakistan
Today, mental health care is increasingly becoming an issue of concern not only in developed states of world but also in third world countries like Pakistan. The ratio of mental illness in Pakistan has increased overtime due to economic…
Physiology of PMDC and PMC
My Twitter feed was filled with rage. Three top trends stared me down: #WeRejectNLE, #SayNoToNLE and #SaveFutureDoctors. I thought it was another Young Doctors Association (YDA) protest against the non-acceptance of their new demands until…
Why Polio is not eradicated in Pakistan?
All hopes of eliminating died in vain, as vast polio cases re-emerge in Pakistan with its full vengeance. The world is free from polio leaving three countries aside, where it persists. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria are the last harbors…
“Privatization” of Punjab’s health sector
The Government of Punjab has introduced a new modus operandi to manage the health affairs in tertiary care hospitals of Punjab in the form of Medical teaching Institutions Act 2019 or MTI act 2019. MTI was enacted in Punjab as an ordinance…
Men’s Mental Health: Work is the Biggest Stressor for Men
Mental health has been generating a lot of buzz for quite some time now but there is still a long way to go until the stigma from mental health is completely removed. The conditions in Pakistan are also not so hopeful as our beloved country…
