Shazia Syed, the Chairperson & CEO of Unilever Pakistan and Ateed Riaz , Co- Founder and Current Chairman of The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF), signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the TCF school in Qayyumabad. The signing served as the first step towards Lipton and TCF’s aim of taking action against child labor by [...]
?UNICEF challenges nations around the world to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life Approximately 14,910 babies will be born in Pakistan on New Year’s Day, UNICEF said. Pakistani babies will account for 3.86 per cent of the estimated 385,793 babies to be born globally on New Year’s Day. Kiribati’s Christmas Island, [...]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared outbreak of human cases of influenza A/H1 N1 a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under IHR 2005 in Pakistan. The WHO also issued an advisory to sensitise the health authorities to strengthen and improve the level of preparedness in prevention, control and management of influenza. During [...]
New technologies are steamrolling their way towards people and businesses worldwide. The development of new technologies in the area of human health offers new avenues for success in the way the diseases are detected, managed, controlled and eradicated, said Prof. Ajmal Khan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Karachi. He was speaking at the Concluding Ceremony of the [...]
Speakers at the meeting of Hamdard Naunehal Assembly Karachi chapter paid rich tribute to Hakim Mohammed Said and said that he was a torch bearer of education and knowledge in the country. The meeting comprised speeches, tableau and dua-i-Said, was held yesterday on the theme: “Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said’s educational services and 25 years of Hamdard [...]
Prof. Dr. Iqbal Khayani achieved Gold Medal for being first PhD in ENT in Pakistan awarded to him by Pakistan Society of ENT in 27th National ENT Conference Dec 2017; he is Prof. of ENT at Dow Medical College of Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi. Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Iqbal Khayani was conferred PhD degree on his [...]
Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter urged the government to facilitate the farmers to choose scientific methods to remove the roots of cotton crops, after cutting them, and to sow new crops in order to avoid smog which is very harmful to the health of people, living in Lahore and other cities, [...]
The persistence of outdated teaching methods in science in Pakistan’s classrooms, coupled with a lack of emphasis on developing qualified science teachers, is holding back the country’s potential to excel in science and technology, according to public and private sector experts speaking at a policy dialogue at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development. [...]
Sindh Education Foundation celebrates Silver Jubilee
