PESHAWAR: The Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre in Peshawar reported a 66 per cent increase in patient admissions last year, highlighting the urgent need for a provincial burn prevention programme. Since its establishment in 2018, the 120-bed public sector facility has emerged as the sole dedicated centre for burn injuries in the region, also treating […]
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20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma
Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago. Marpaung, now 48, was in a car with her colleagues on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002 when the blast shook their vehicle from behind. Marpaung was temporarily blinded as shards of glass […]
Safar-e-Hifazat
Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach assesses the wellbeing of an individual. Sen advocates that no country can develop in the truest sense of the word unless it enhances the capabilities of its individuals. The three broad tenets of this approach include freedom from servitude, hunger and low self-esteem. I would like to start with […]
11 children receiving trauma care killed by Israeli airstrikes
WEB DESK The Norwegian Refugee Council confirmed on Tuesday that 11 of over 60 children killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the last week were participating in its psycho-social program aimed at helping deal with trauma. “We are devastated to learn that 11 children we were helping with trauma were bombarded while they […]
Gaza amputees tackle trauma with football
When 12-year-old Abdel Rahman Nofel was shot in the leg near the Gaza border, he thought he would never play football again. But on an artificial pitch in the coastal enclave, the young amputee controlled the ball, leaned heavily on his crutches and took a shot. He is one of dozens of players preparing for […]