May is Statured as Mental Health Awareness Month
By: Muhammad Ismail Khalid Yousaf
A month designated to combat the stigma and taboo surrounding the critical issue of mental health by promoting understanding, education, and advocacy. However, one should...
Prime Minister Youth Programme Hosts Press Gala Dinner to Emphasize Media’s Role in Empowering Youth
OUR CORRESPONDENT
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Youth Programme, under the leadership of Chairman Rana Mashood...
Pakistan’s Ambitious Leap into Lunar Exploration: The iCube Qamar Mission
By: Waseem Akram
In a historic move that marks a new chapter in its space...
Youth Groups Across Pakistan Demand the Regulation of Trans-fats in All Foods
By: Ahmed Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan finds itself in the middle of 2024, the nation...
18th Youth Parliament Pakistan convened its third virtual session
By: Maleeha Irfan
ISLAMABAD: The 18th Youth Parliament Pakistan convened its third virtual session on...
Policy Makers Urged to Support Grassroot Communities to End AIDS: UNAIDS Report
By: Asim Nawaz Abbasi
LONDON/GENEVA: Empowering grassroots communities around the globe can end AIDS, UNAIDS, Let Communities Lead, report urged governments across the world.
The report...
EU reaffirms its commitment to address malnutrition in Sindh
STAFF REPORTER
KARACHI: In response to the rising malnutrition crisis in Sindh, a two-year support action, funded by the European Union, aimed at strengthening community-based...
PILL and STMU Collaborate to Promote Mental Health as a Basic Human Right on World Mental Health Day
STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL) and its partner organizations, in collaboration with Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU), orchestrated a unique...
Health Experts Urge Government Action on Warning Labels for Unhealthy Foods
STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: Health experts urged the government to introduce front-of-pack nutrition labels and warnings on ultra-processed foods. These products, which are often loaded with...
DeafTawk and Sightsavers Continues to Support entrepreneurs with disabilities
STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: DeafTawk, a pioneering Pakistani startup committed to improving the lives of the deaf community, Sightsavers, an international organization dedicated to preventing avoidable...
PILL to Take Landmark Initiative for Suicide Prevention in Pakistan
STAFF REPORTER
KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL), the National Centre for Research on Suicide Prevention, the Health Department Government of Sindh,...
Sightsavers Calls World Leaders for Disability Inclusive Approach Towards Achieving SDGs
STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: Demanding a transformative and accelerated action that is inclusive of people with disabilities and in line with the Convention on the Rights...
Challenged or Re-challenged
By: Arisha Irshad Ali
Pakistan is experiencing tremendous inflation, as evidenced by the country's high percentage of poverty and scarcity of essentials. Due to their...
World Hepatitis Day Urges Action for Hepatitis Elimination in Pakistan
By: Azeem Hakro
World Hepatitis Day on July 28 raises awareness of viral hepatitis and its elimination. Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat...
Zong 4G and Sehat Kahani Join Forces to Empower Pakistan through Digital Health
By: Faheem Anwar
ISLAMABAD: Zong 4G, Pakistan's leading telecommunications operator, is pleased to announce a new chapter in its partnership with Sehat Kahani, a pioneering...
Scoping Event Explores Development of Bioethics Curriculum in Pakistan
TD DESK
RAWALPINDI: The Global Ethics Learning Hub (GELH) group, in collaboration with the Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL) and other esteemed institutions,...
Health Activists Advocate for Increased Tobacco Taxes to Safeguard Youth & Generate 364 Billion for Public Health
STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: In a recent press release by the Society for the Protection of the Rights (SPARC), health activists have emphasized the importance of...
Drug Addiction and Its Prevention
By: Sania Mazher
Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, causes a person to lose control over their drug use, whether prescribed or obtained...
Government’s Efforts Ineffective as 40 New Infections Reported in Two Months
By: Asim Nawaz Abbasi
LAHORE: Despite extensive claims, the government has been unable to halt the proliferation of AIDS. Over the span of two months,...
