Health
Embedding hygiene into dense urban environments requires deliberate planning aimed at providing a humane and convenient experience that can significantly enhance urban livability.
Updated 30 Jan, 2026 02:19pm
Protecting children is not just limited to the provision of food, shelter, and education; it is also about ensuring their mental and emotional well-being.
Published 01 Dec, 2025 10:47am
Behind closed doors and clinic walls, doctors in Pakistan are treating a rare condition reported in 1 in 5,000 girls: the MRKH syndrome.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 04:37pm
In a country where women’s health is treated as an afterthought, women themselves are rewriting the script — turning silence, stigma, and neglect into innovation.
Published 15 Oct, 2025 01:38pm
Patient under isolation at public sector hospital in Hyderabad, sources say.
Updated 03 Oct, 2025 09:19am
Sindh Food Authority claims 71 of 127 samples laced with detergent, salt, sugar, or watered down.
Updated 30 Sep, 2025 11:09am
Data shows around 5,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed every year in Pakistan, out of which 64pc result in death.
Published 27 Sep, 2025 10:00am
Denying women the right to make decisions about their own bodies weakens households, burdens the healthcare system and constrains national growth.
Published 26 Sep, 2025 12:07pm
Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal meets Gavi mission to discuss HPV vaccination campaign progress and future immunisation plans.
Updated 18 Sep, 2025 01:08pm
For many women, surviving cancer means enduring not just physical pain but the unspoken emotional wounds of a system blind to mental health.
Published 13 Sep, 2025 01:19pm
Foundation says investment will fund research across five women’s health areas, including pregnancy risks and cervical cancer.
Updated 05 Aug, 2025 07:09pm
Paediatric palliative care doesn't erase the harsh reality of illness; rather, it softens the edges and provides renewed hope.
Published 14 Feb, 2025 10:42am
You and I, when we go to clinics, we look up to physicians as upholding better values. But perhaps, that is too much to ask.
Updated 27 Jan, 2025 05:40pm
From mental health to cancer, men’s reluctance to seek help is a silent crisis we can no longer afford to ignore.
Published 25 Nov, 2024 12:14pm
A report suggested investment in public health systems to reduce the burden of unpaid care work and improve the quality of healthcare services.
Published 15 Mar, 2024 07:36am
Addressing maternal mental health is not just about nurturing mothers; it's about safeguarding the health of our future generations.
Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:54am
Marketing and normalisation of breastmilk substitutes contribute significantly to mothers internalising that their milk is not the best source of nutrition they can provide to their children.
Published 14 Feb, 2024 12:58pm
“A male patient’s meal becomes a priority and all members of the family are ready to have the same food. However, the same is not true for women."
Updated 05 Jan, 2024 06:47pm
If these hospitals are unable to operate, thousands will die or be otherwise incapacitated due to otherwise treatable illnesses simply because they don't have enough money.
Published 19 Apr, 2023 12:31pm
Successive govts have engaged private partners to improve health service delivery, but their impact has been limited thus far.
Published 07 Jul, 2022 12:12pm
It is imperative that information about influenza is provided to the public in an unbiased and objective manner.
Updated 07 May, 2020 12:36pm
I know a lot about the doctor brides of Pakistan. I think they do not exist.
Updated 07 Feb, 2019 06:55pm
Postpartum Depression is dark and debilitating, made worse by the constant social stigma surrounding it.
Updated 14 May, 2019 04:04pm
A recent study estimates that up to 60 million people in Pakistan are consuming the polluted water.
Updated 29 Aug, 2017 01:11pm
