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Helping hands
February 13, 2021
Over the last two days, I have received SMSes from the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSRC) that warn about the dangers of smoking and inform people that smoking in public places is a punishable offence. Through these messages, the authorities aim at encouraging people to stop smoking. Although it is a positive initiative, it can’t help create a smoke-free environment. In Pakistan, only less than three percent smokers successfully give up smoking in a year. It is mainly because smoking cessation programmes in the country are extremely limited in their scope and availability. There is one smoking cessation clinic at the National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicines in Islamabad. But smoking is not limited to the capital of the country. If the healthcare authorities are serious about controlling the use of tobacco, they should expand smoking cessation programmes and make them accessible. All such messages sho
President for extending benefits of modern technology to persons with disabilities
Peshawar
February 9, 2021
PESHAWAR: President Dr Arif Alvi here Monday emphasized the need for adopting all possible measures to extend benefits of the modern day technology to support persons with disabilities and those affected by the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases and aging factors.
Addressing an interactive session with persons having disabilities held in coordination with World Health Organization (WHO) here at Governor House, the president said the assistive technology was drawing commitment at global, regional and members state level, which was a sign that the world was changing for the betterment and there was a hope for those in need of assistive products.
The first batch of China s Sinopharm vaccines is due to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday to help launch an inoculation drive against COVID-19 starting from the upcoming Wednesday.
China has been racing to help Asian countries fight the coronavirus pandemic with home-developed COVID-19 vaccines, honoring its commitment to making vaccines a global public good once available.
Pakistan has become the first country to receive China s vaccine aid after a batch of doses developed by China s Sinopharm arrived in the country on Monday from Beijing via a special Pakistan Air Force aircraft.
With over half a million infections and more than 11,000 deaths, the South Asian country is struggling against the second wave of the deadly virus.
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid said on Thursday that China-based Sinopharm vaccine would not be administered to people.