Stories by Jahanzeb Effendi

Jahanzeb Effendi is a medical doctor and co-founder of the First Response Initiative of Pakistan. He is currently based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Effendi aspires to train as a trauma surgeon and work on reducing the global burden of injury and trauma in the future. He can be reached at jahanzeb.effendi@frip.org.pk. He tweets @Jahanzebeffendi.

Those who can’t afford to live are left to die – my experiences as a doctor in Karachi

Public hospitals can be a lifeline but private hospitals can leave a poor man crippled with debts. Updated 07 Apr, 2017 03:44pm

How Pakistan can save more lives at the site of bomb blasts

Instead of resuscitating victims on the spot, there are fights as to which ambulance will take them to the hospital. Updated 25 Jul, 2017 07:54am

Occupational injury: How Pakistan is failing its 56 million labourers

Labourers cannot demand a safe working environment, they have been made to believe that they simply do not deserve it. Updated 29 Apr, 2017 10:17am

#KarachiHeatwave: When spirited volunteers filled in for the government

Volunteers have been instrumental in saving heatstroke patients during the past week. Updated 03 Jul, 2015 06:47pm

A year on: Are we prepared for another Karachi Airport attack?

Saving lives should be our primary goal. To that end, an Incident Command System should be set up at every institution. Published 08 Jun, 2015 02:36pm