Aga Khan University Receives $1.5 Million Boost to Revolutionize Treatment of β-Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease KARACHI  (  Web News  ) Aga Khan University has received a$1.5 million grant from Wellcome Leap, a leading global health innovation organization.This significant grant will support a project that seeks to transform the treatmentRead More →

Digital Healthcare Solutions: EFU Health and Sehat Kahani’s Collaboration KARACHI   (  Web  News  ) SehatKahani, Pakistan’s leading digital healthcare platform, is forging a strategic alliance with EFU Health Insurance Ltd – Pakistan’s First Specialized Health Insurer, to extend online healthcare services to EFU Health’s covered members. This collaboration heralds aRead More →

More Than 6 Million People Have Now Died With Covid LONDON ( Web News ) The global death toll from Covid-19 passed 6 million Monday, a bleak milestone as a growing number of countries around the world drop all pandemic restrictions and prepare to live with the virus. A totalRead More →

Fifth wave of Omicron variant of coronavirus was spreading rapidly in country: NCOC ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to increase stringent measures to ensure mandatory vaccination due to increasing number of Omicron variant of COVID-19. NCOC meeting chaired by Minister forRead More →

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca helps boost Pakistan’s vaccination programme, with over 8.6 million doses supplied during 2021 ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) AstraZeneca has delivered over 8.6 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]) to Pakistan during 2021 to help boost the vaccination programme. These doses were supplied to PakistanRead More →

TikTok partners with MNHSRC to raise awareness for COVID-19 prevention KARACHI ( Web News ) TikTok has partnered with the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MNHSRC) to launch an awareness campaign for COVID-19 prevention in Pakistan. As a part of the campaign titled #MeriVaccineKahani, the MNHSRC hasRead More →

ASAP launches drive to make 1 million Pakistanis quit cigarettes ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Expressing grave concern over the increasing number of smokers in the country, a nation-wide drive has been launched to educate Pakistanis on the need to quit cigarettes. The campaign, launched by Association for Smoking AlternativesRead More →

Pay for your COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate through Easypaisa  ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Continuing its efforts to provide convenient digital payment options to customers, Easypaisa, the country’s leading digital payments App, has added a much-needed service to its portfolio. All Pakistanis eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations can now pay for theirRead More →

LAHORE (PRESS RELEASE) An MoU signing ceremony was held at the TPL Insurance Head Office located at SMCHS, Karachi, where TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s leading Insurtech, has entered into a strategic partnership with MediQ, Pakistan’s first virtual hospital. The partnership provides complete online healthcare solutions to TPL Insurance customers. In lineRead More →

COVID-19 virus origin should be addressed scientifically not politically, Speakers LAHORE ( Web News ) Friends of BRI Forum hosted a special seminar on Webinar on “Collective Voices Against Politicization of Origin of COVID-19”  where speakers were in consensus that in order to fight the COVID-19 virus, we need toRead More →

This tranche of 6.6 million vaccines is part of the 500 million Pfizer doses the United States purchased this summer to deliver to 92 countries worldwide, including Pakistan ISLAMABAD ( JAWED MAHMOOD ) Over the next ten days, the United States will deliver an additional 6.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinesRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives of individuals and communities across the globe. However, women are reported to have suffered more than men due to systemic inequality and lack of access to humanitarian and health services. Whereas women have specific humanitarian needs, they have specific rolesRead More →