Zafar Mirza
Cost of four robotic surgery systems equals a year of basic healthcare for 1.15m people in rural Sindh.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:08am
They are patients, not sinners.
Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:39am
Globally, an estimated 5pc of adults suffer from depression.
Updated 03 Nov, 2023 09:12am
Fundamental shifts are needed in our economic and development policies.
Updated 20 Oct, 2023 09:45am
Primary healthcare needs serious, sincere and sustained policy and fiscal attention.
Updated 08 Sep, 2023 08:54am
Good relationships don’t just protect our bodies, they also protect our brains and memory.
Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:14am
Diabetes is roaring and our healthcare system is not prepared to deal with the crisis.
Updated 11 Aug, 2023 11:04am
The first textbook on health systems is a rich treatise on almost all aspects of the topic.
Published 28 Jul, 2023 07:46am
The concept of healthcare goes far beyond the narrow provision of medical relief to sick citizens.
Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:59am
There have been many popular leaders who proved to be not just ineffective but also destructive.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 09:34am
What a great loss of opportunity. In fact, was it really a true opportunity or a farce?
Published 02 Jun, 2023 08:20am
Zafrullah Chowdhury’s lifelong crusade focused on poor people’s health.
Published 19 May, 2023 08:10am
GPs are not part of any health policy in Pakistan.
Updated 05 May, 2023 09:02am
The list of our miseries is long and tragic.
Updated 21 Apr, 2023 08:49am
People with severe mental illness are more vulnerable and at risk from the effects of pandemic.
Updated 07 Apr, 2023 09:32am
The higher prevalence of physical health issues among the mentally ill have been well noted.
Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:36am
We have had many health ministers with no education or experience in their subject.
Published 10 Mar, 2023 07:35am
The solution to our healthcare problem lies in strengthening primary health care, which we have ignored.
Updated 27 Jan, 2023 08:57am
Current life expectancy in Pakistan is 67.7 years, while 149 countries have higher life expectancy than us.
Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:27am
We need a paradigm shift where primary healthcare is concerned...
Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:17am
