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15 Million Babies Born Too Soon – Aga Khan University News article
1.1 Million Preterm Babies Die Every Year, But With Inexpensive Treatment 75 Percent Could Survive May 2, 2012 Each year, some 15 million babies in the world are born too early. More than one million of those babies die shortly … Continue reading
‘The Great Divide’ converges on Zamzama cafe – By Ammar Shahbazi at The News Com Pakistan
Karachi While having some snacks at a café in Zamzama, the five Indian students, visiting Karachi on a 10-day exchange programme, looked like anybody else —except for the fact that one of the students was holding his passport in his … Continue reading
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3-year study identifies key interventions to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths – Eurek Alert Org News
Some 56 evidence-based interventions will sharply reduce the 358,000 women who still die each year during pregnancy and childbirth and the 7.6 million children who die before the age of 5, according to a massive three-year global study. The study, … Continue reading
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Indian surgeon takes heart route to Lahore – By Asif Choudary at Dawn com Pakistan
LAHORE, Dec 14: An Indian heart surgeon who has earned a name for himself here by performing complicated surgeries on child patients from Pakistan is due here on Friday (tomorrow). Dr Rajesh Sharma, a leading cardiac surgeon based in New … Continue reading
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Doctors beyond borders: Reversing the brain drain – by Murtaza Haider at Dawn com
Unlike most Pakistanis, who lack access to adequate healthcare, President Zardari is fortunate to have access to the finest healthcare services available in Pakistan. If the physicians and the medical facilities in Pakistan do not measure up to the Presidential … Continue reading
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Should there be faith-based schools in a pluralist society? – Public Lecture by Professor Richard Pring, AKU News
November 23, 2011 Britain has a long history of faith-based schools within the state system. However, there are increasingly powerful voices arguing against this for a variety of reasons. On 23 November 2011, Professor Richard Pring, former Director of the … Continue reading
TANZANIA: Aga Khan University plans major new campus – By Mohammed Yusuf at University World News com
Aga Khan University, the Pakistan-based international multi-site higher education institution, is planning to open a new campus in Arusha in northern Tanzania. The campus will house arts and science faculties and educate up to 3,000 students from across East Africa. … Continue reading
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Early diagnosis can prevent blindness – Aga Khan University News
Blindness is not inevitable, it’s avoidable. For 80 per cent of people with cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetes-related blindness, early diagnosis and treatment can help overcome or even avoid these visual impairments.This was the message conveyed by experts … Continue reading
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Mental wellbeing: Number of mental health patients on the rise, says experts – By Sehrish Wasif at Express Tribune com
OUTPATIENTS: 200 is the number of patients that Benazir Bhutto Hospital’s Institute of Psychiatry receives daily. ISLAMABAD: According to medical experts, about 15-20 per cent of people are suffering from various forms of mental health and related problems, with females … Continue reading
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Teachers day commemorated in Chitral – by G. H. Farooqui at Ground Report
CHITRAL: To recognize and acknowledge importance of teachers a function was held here in Govt. Centennial Model High School Chitral to pay rich tribute to honest teachers and to encourage them for their noble cause. District coordination officer Chitral Rahmatullah … Continue reading
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