For the last seven years, every November, around 800 thought leaders from around the world convene in the United Arab Emirates for the World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda. Knitted as a global knowledge network of around 80 Global Agenda Councils on a wide range of subjects, the event is widely recognized as […]
Improving the Health of People and Planet, One Bite at a Time
What we put on our plates is key to solving some of today´s greatest health and environmental challenges. When I grew up in the early ’80s, my mother, a medical doctor, was an activist in a worldwide movement called International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear Wars. In those days, nuclear weapons were the biggest […]
Building the proper layers of care with Rehabilitation Sciences
It is indeed sad that the currently estimated 10% of our population which is disabled, faces increasing challenges on a daily basis. They not only lack effective support on the medical front, but they also face numerous barriers to integration as fully functioning members of society. A tragic day in this regard was October 8, […]
Investing in water and sanitation has huge health and economic benefits
In 2012, the Ministry of Environment (now Ministry of Climate Change) and UNICEF Pakistan launched a sector review report of water and sanitation in Pakistan. This review was an eye opener for us! Do you know that an estimated 25 million children and 50 million adults suffer from diarrhoeal morbidity annually in Pakistan? A further […]
14th August: great trepidations
Great trepidations shadow Independence Day. With the country’s increasing isolation in the arena of international politics, poor state performance, and a polarized society, Pakistan survives today primarily on the resilience of its people. This is a time to reflect on where we stand in the broader global context and appreciate the nature of the imperative. […]