Covid-19: how are we doing? Facemasks and protective gear, critical to health staff who are most at risk, are in short supply. Updated 21 Mar, 2020 08:25am
Programme needs a U-turn Unless there is a change in strategy, Pakistan’s polio crisis will spill over into other countries. Published 23 Sep, 2019 07:05am
Fixing polio vaccine hesitancy Parents are suspicious of a system which they feel is not aligned with the best interests of their child. Published 25 Aug, 2019 07:02am
Why isn’t Pakistan polio-free? If India and Bangladesh can eradicate polio, why can’t Pakistan? Published 20 Jul, 2019 06:58am
Polio: no quick-fix solutions Religion is not the reason Pakistani parents refuse the polio vaccine. Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:14am
Health services reform A bureaucratic prescription of cosmetic change by executive fiat is not going to do the trick. Published 12 Nov, 2018 06:59am
Pakistan in first position Solutions at the margins in the absence of a robust public health system will not resolve the healthcare crisis. Published 19 Mar, 2018 07:24am
Ebola control Hopefully, Ebola will not enter Pakistan. But the fact remains that it can. Published 26 Oct, 2014 06:38am
Pakistan’s polio eradication farce For the past two decades vaccination coverage rates for polio have been less than 60pc. Published 20 Oct, 2014 12:33am