Poor Sanitation and Health on September 29, 2024Dengue and chikungunya are becoming serious health concerns in Karachi, especially in the city’s slum areas. The poor living conditions in these communities make residents more vulnerable to these viral diseases. Many people in the slums struggle daily with poverty and lack access to proper health and sanitation services. Unfortunately, because of these hardships, many […]
Brightening Karachi’s Slums with Interfaith Harmony on September 15, 2024Interfaith harmony is essential pillars for the social and economic progress of any country. In a world where communities are increasingly diverse, fostering understanding and cooperation among people of different faiths is crucial for building peaceful, cohesive societies. When religious and ethnic groups work together toward shared goals, they create a foundation of mutual respect […]
Public-Private Partnership in Health on November 8, 2023In many developing countries, the deficiencies and gaps in government health systems have posed significant barriers to achieving improved health outcomes. This predicament is particularly pronounced in Pakistan, where the public sector has struggled to provide equitable and high-quality healthcare services. Consequently, the health system’s inability to effectively and efficiently address the population’s healthcare needs […]
Abandoned Elderly on October 1, 2021The world commemorates the International Day of Older Persons on October 1 to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world. The theme for 2021 International Day is “Digital Equity for All Ages.” It is impossible to deny the importance […]
Children — an amazing blessing of God on November 21, 2020Children are a gift – an amazing blessing from God. Every single day we may find ourselves doing a lot for our kids, loving and caring for them, nurturing , teaching, training, helping, leading , equipping , encouraging , protecting and so much more. It would not be wrong to say that for the parents […]
An instant initiative to be taken on November 8, 2020It is said, “When you do something good for the life of some people, you improve not just their life but the lives of those around them and their future generations”. Those patients who are living in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and other big cities of Pakistan are really in a better situation as compare to […]
A portrait of misery on November 1, 2020Mothers in the country’s rural areas have been living in horrific conditions for many decades. All one has to do is to read up on the latest statistics available on the country’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and one’s doubts about this will evaporate. One in every 170 women in Pakistan has the lifetime risk of […]
World Food Day and an alarming level of hunger in Pakistan on October 16, 2020In the 2020 Global Hunger Index, Pakistan ranks 88th out of the 107 countries with a score of 24.6. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the key findings of the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES), 2018-19. It reveals that 16% of the population is experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. The incidence is twice as high among the […]