Karachi: A leading expert in the cosmetic surgery – Saima Dahri recently hosted a grand event, to celebrate the first anniversary of the ‘Voila Aesthetic Clinic’ (Instagram: Voila Aesthetic Clinic). This clinic is the first of its kind in Karachi, to introduce the revolutionary ‘InMode’ cosmetic surgery machine, based on next-generation technology, imported from the…
M. Waqar BhattiKarachi: Air containing extremely high moisture started heating up in Karachi on the morning of Sunday, June 23, when temperatures soared to 40 degrees Celsius while sea breeze was cut off due to a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea near the Indian coast of Gujarat, raising the heat index in Karachi to…
ISLAMABAD. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of two pharmaceutical products of M/s Eisai Co. ltd, a Tokyo-based firm, by M/s Hilton Pharma Pvt ltd. The proposed transaction entails acquisition of two pharmaceutical products i.e. ‘Methycobal and Myonal’ including their trademarks, know-how and records in terms of assets consequent to an…
M. Waqar BhattiIslamabad: As the government remains indecisive about continuing the Sehat Sahulat Program in federating areas, it has decided to withdraw exemptions for diagnostic kits, cardiology products including stents, catheters, and dialysis equipment. This move will ultimately make healthcare costlier, healthcare experts and healthcare industry representatives warned on Saturday.US Grants Citizenship to 18,000 Pakistanis…
M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Terming the inclusion of ‘baby food manufacturing industries’ in policy-making as unethical with conflict of interest, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), and the Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA) have urged Pakistani authorities not to include baby food manufacturing industries in any Nutrition Board. They demand the withdrawal of…
M. Waqar BhattiIslamabad: The federal government of pakistan has proposed an allocation of Rs. 27.86 billion for the health sector for the financial year 2024-25, up from Rs. 24.21 billion in the outgoing financial year. This includes substantial investments in new health initiatives, particularly targeting the elimination of Hepatitis C and the prevention of diabetes.Pakistan…
M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Federal Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, along with senior child specialists, nutritionists, and UNICEF representatives in Pakistan, have strongly objected to the inclusion of multinational company Nestle and local dairy company FrieslandCampina in the ‘Punjab Nutrition Board’. They questioned how companies responsible for causing malnutrition among Pakistani children…
M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: At a time when health ministers, policymakers, and senior government officials from around the world are attending the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Pakistani delegation is being led by a retired government official on the payroll of a British organization and a low-level non-medical person from the National Health…
M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Despite the deregulation of medicine prices by the government of Pakistan, another multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer exited Pakistan by selling its manufacturing facility in the SITE area of Karachi along with ‘selected pharmaceutical products’ to Lucky Core Industries (LCI), officials announced on Saturday. Prior to Pfizer’s exit, several other multinational pharmaceutical…
Staff Report The new children’s emergency room at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, managed by ChildLife Foundation, has successfully treated 200,000 children, since its establishment in August 2022. This milestone marks a significant achievement in combating child mortality rates in Pakistan, with the survival rate of critically ill children notably on…