India prepares for mass COVID-19 vaccine drive
India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programs as the drug regulator prepared to approve the...
COVID-19 vaccine is a ray of hope but is it a ray of hope for all?
After the 2nd World War, the world at large made unprecedented strides towards eradicating poverty, reducing childhood mortality, increasing life expectancy, and expanding literacy....
Pharma chief urges transparency in Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Pharmaceutical firms must be "very transparent" about the risks and benefits of Covid-19 vaccines in efforts to end the pandemic, the head of Asia's...
Rising COVID-19 in Pakistan: Stupid it’s the air pollution
Rising COVID-19 cases in Pakistan can be attributed not only to the violation of SOPs but also to the low quality of air in...
Op-ed: the KTH mishap; do we need a new set of hospital reforms?
Healthcare reform involves orchestrating a policy change, mediated through governance, management, and financial interventions. The aim is to improve the ways in which health...
PIA slashes salaries by 50%
PIA issued a notification according to which a cut of 50% in the allowances and special salaries of the technical staff such as aircraft...
Interior Minister Ijaz Shah administered first dose of trial COVID-19 vaccine
Federal Interior Minister Ijaz Shah has been administered a trial vaccine of COVID-19 from China at the University of Health Sciences, reported media on...
Non-compliance of SOPs led to seizure of Faisal Mosque’s main hall
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hamza Shafqaat said that the violation of covid-19 SOPs during Friday prayers has moved the administration to seal the main hall. Hamza...
Dual standards of politicians may cost us our lives and livelihoods
The second wave of coronavirus is staring us right in the eyes. The positivity ratio is spiraling, the deaths are mounting, and the fear...
Are Pakistan’s health systems prepared for a COVID-19 vaccine?
With dozens of viable candidates pushing through clinical trials, it is possible that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available in Pakistan as early as...
Op-Ed: Government needs to do more to save lives and livelihoods
Pakistan got its first patient of Coronavirus on February 26, 2020. The bull was taken by the horns; measures adopted, awareness imparted, the bullet...
Why isn’t Maryam Nawaz getting tested for Corona?
Soon after PPP chief Bilawal, Samar Haroon Bilour, political secretary of ANP political party, has tested positive for coronavirus as well. She updated her...