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Punjab Heart Drug Debacle – A Way Forward For Pakistan

Dr. Sania Nishtar discusses the need for tighter drug regulation in Pakistan after the deaths of 150 people from a faulty cardiovascular drug prescription.

March 7, 2012

Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue To Plague South Asia Despite Economic Growth

A new report showcases the disproportionately high burden of neglected tropical diseases in India and South Asia that continue to plague the 1.5 billion people living in the region.

October 28, 2011

Dr. Sania Nishtar, Founder Of Pakistan NGO Heartfile, Talks To Asian Scientist Magazine

Asian Scientist Magazine speaks to Dr. Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s first female cardiologist and founder of healthcare reform NGO, HeartFile, on the launch of the Sania Nishtar Health Fund.

October 17, 2011

DAE: India Should Have The Right To Reprocess Imported Spent Fuel

At the India Nuclear Energy Summit 2011, the Department of Atomic Energy said that India should have a lifetime guarantee of fuel for its imported reactors, and the right to reprocess imported spent fuel.

October 3, 2011

FAO: $18.9m Needed To Help Farmers Affected By Pakistan Floods

The FAO seeks $18.9 million to help farmers in rural areas of southern Pakistan whose crops and food stocks were destroyed by the mid-August monsoon rains.

September 26, 2011

China Tackles Polio Outbreak In Xinjiang Uyghur Region With Vaccination Campaign

Chinese authorities are responding to a polio outbreak in the Xinjiang region with an aggressive immunization campaign. The wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) strain is said to have spread from Pakistan.

September 22, 2011

UNICEF: Child Mortality In East Asia Down By Two Thirds Since 1990

The latest global child mortality estimates show a 68 percent decline in the number of under-five deaths in East Asia over the past 20 years, translating into 4,000 fewer children dying each day.

September 19, 2011

International Literacy Day 2011: Has Asia Made Progress?

According to UNESCO, more than 796 million of the world’s adults, or one in five adults, do not know how to read or write, while 67.4 million children are out of school.

September 4, 2011

Study: Six Genetic Variants Linked To Type 2 Diabetes In South Asians

A team of international researchers examined the genomic DNA of South Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes, identifying six genetic variants associated with the disease.

August 30, 2011

China Launches Pakistan’s Paksat-1R Satellite

The 20-year-old celestial handshake between China and Pakistan became stronger on Aug 11 with the former launching Pakistan’s first communication satellite, the 1,050 kg Paksat-IR.