pakistan
Investing In Health Again
We catch up with Dr. Sania Nishtar who was recently a panelist at the 2012 Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Tokyo, Japan.
Pakistan’s Novel Open Access Instrumentation
Pakistan's 'open access instrumentation' initiative can be replicated in other developing countries, writes Atta-ur-Rahman, Pakistan’s former Federal Minister of Science & Technology.
Quality Education Still A Long Way Off In Pakistan
Despite making education a constitutional right in 2010, Pakistan is unlikely to fulfill its Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal education by 2015.
Mainstreaming Science In South Asia
Educating children and women is essential to mainstreaming science in South Asia, writes T. V. Padma.
WHO Warns Of Rising Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance In Asia
Growing resistance to artemisinin is threatening to roll back gains made in combating the disease, said malaria experts at a health conference in Sydney, Australia last week.
Angelina Jolie, UNESCO Salute Malala’s Courage
UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has praised the bravery of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl injured in an assassination attempt on her way home from school earlier this month.
Leaders Issue Urgent Call For Polio-Free World
At the recent UN General Assembly in New York, heads of state from polio-endemic countries met with donors to pledge their support to stamp out the disease.
23 Nuclear Power Plants In Tsunami Hot Spots
Researchers have identified 23 atomic power plants that are more prone to suffering the effects of a tsunami.
Pakistan-US Science Cooperation Renewed
Pakistan and the United States have renewed science collaboration in a range of sectors like agriculture, university education, water, and renewable energy.
