Samia Altaf

Preventive plans

Preventive plans

Appropriate action can still make a difference. Published 07 Apr, 2020 06:47am
Covid-19: how are we doing?

Covid-19: how are we doing?

Facemasks and protective gear, critical to health staff who are most at risk, are in short supply. Updated 21 Mar, 2020 08:25am
Child protection

Child protection

Punishing the perpetrator is not enough. Published 20 Oct, 2019 06:56am
Failure to protect

Failure to protect

What have Punjab’s child services agencies done? Published 01 Oct, 2019 07:20am
Programme needs a U-turn

Programme needs a U-turn

Unless there is a change in strategy, Pakistan’s polio crisis will spill over into other countries. Published 23 Sep, 2019 07:05am
Fixing polio vaccine hesitancy

Fixing polio vaccine hesitancy

Parents are suspicious of a system which they feel is not aligned with the best interests of their child. Published 25 Aug, 2019 07:02am
Health services reform

Health services reform

A bureaucratic prescription of cosmetic change by executive fiat is not going to do the trick. Published 12 Nov, 2018 06:59am
Pakistan in first position

Pakistan in first position

Solutions at the margins in the absence of a robust public health system will not resolve the healthcare crisis. Published 19 Mar, 2018 07:24am
Health insurance

Health insurance

Why build a parallel health system for the poor? Published 12 Feb, 2017 01:33am
Whose fault?

Whose fault?

Who is responsible for the Kasur woman’s death? Published 29 Jan, 2017 06:36am
A flawed scheme

A flawed scheme

Health cards are not the solution. Published 22 Jan, 2017 06:55am
Heatwave disaster

Heatwave disaster

No one seems to be minding the store. Published 16 Jul, 2015 01:00am
Ebola control

Ebola control

Hopefully, Ebola will not enter Pakistan. But the fact remains that it can. Published 26 Oct, 2014 06:38am
Wrong strategy

Wrong strategy

A desperate campaign will not eliminate polio. Published 30 Sep, 2014 01:27am