Stories by Sualeha Shekhani

Sualeha Shekhani is a senior lecturer at the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, SIUT. She has an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences and a Masters in Bioethics (MBE).

Plasma therapy for Covid-19: The hopes and the hype

It is important to review the framework in which plasma therapy is permissible. Published 25 Jun, 2020 10:39am

Voices of the unheard: Living through the Karachi lockdown as a daily wager

Prism takes you inside the lives of those worst hit by lockdowns due to the pandemic in Pakistan's most vibrant city. Updated 14 May, 2020 09:18am

Does plasma therapy treat Covid? Is it safe? Here's all you need to know about the approach

There are real dangers in the way plasma therapy has been publicised in the media, particularly in Pakistan. Updated 14 Apr, 2020 05:00pm

With Covid-19, healthcare workers are having to choose who gets a chance to live, and who will be left to die

This article examines the emotional impact that the Covid-19 crisis will have on an ill-equipped health workforce. Updated 14 Apr, 2020 04:59pm

Media coverage of Larkana’s HIV outbreak is a lesson in how not to report on health

Parents and patients have the right to not be hounded by cameras and asked, “How do you feel about it?” Updated 28 May, 2019 09:24pm

Are doctors ready for the medical needs of the transgender community?

In pursuit of healthcare, transgender individuals face physicians' ignorance. Updated 29 Mar, 2019 12:24pm

How to respond to Pakistan's alarming suicide rates

Calls for awareness ought to be accompanied by a push for an increase in professional mental healthcare services. Updated 14 May, 2019 04:03pm

HIV is not a death sentence. So why do we treat it like one?

We need to start dispelling myths surrounding HIV in the healthcare workforce, but in larger society too. Updated 14 Jun, 2018 10:25am

Hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed would not have died had Pakistan had a deceased organ donation programme

It is mind-boggling that the ultimate gesture of kindness requires so much convincing for acceptance in society. Updated 17 May, 2018 08:07am

Pakistan’s newest health challenge: The typhoid superbug

While chemists merrily dispense antibiotics, food stalls dispense salmonella, the bacteria that causes typhoid. Updated 04 Apr, 2018 01:24pm

Why are Pakistani doctors assisting in the 'missing women' phenomena ?

Gender-selection and sex-specific abortions violate Pakistan's medical code of ethics. Published 16 Mar, 2018 05:00pm

Pakistan's flawed forensic investigation in rape cases is the weak link in the justice system

Forensic medicine is an orphan specialisation in this country with the brightest minds choosing more lucrative fields. Updated 27 Jan, 2018 01:58pm

Pakistani medical codes weren't violated in sending friend request to Sharmeen's sister – and that's a problem

The fact of the matter is that most health professionals draw their own boundaries and follow their own norms. Updated 27 May, 2019 04:52pm