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Many diseases are common in Pakistan, including
endemic and epidemic infectious diseases, emerging infections, and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. An estimated 8–9 million...
Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of morbidity and mortality in...
According to Alex Ezeh and colleagues, “Pakistan’s failure to promote family planning in the 1970s and 1980s” has already had, and will lead to, great repercussions: a population that is...
Pakistan’s enormous macroeconomic, internal, and human security challenges coexist alongside the opportunity created by a huge desire for change. With democracy taking root and a new...
Ours is a male dominant society where only very few females enjoy full rights and have
access to opportunities of even very basic human needs. This is even more true in the
health...
Given the increasing frailty and disability with age, social networks and social support play
cardinal role in the quality of life of older people in societies where formal support and...
Social participation is deemed to have strong bearing on the health and life quality of older people. The objective of the present study was to identify major factors associated with social...
The paper is based on evidence from a sample of 60 special schools drawn from each of the Karachi region areas. The survey evidence was gathered by the investigators personal visits of each school...
Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF) work has been done with an extensive,
collaborative and consultative process. We acknowledge the significance of
the contributions made and the...
Abstract With increasing life spans across the world, Pakistan is also experiencing
a rise in its elderly population. With meager resources and a poor understanding of
aging; Pakistan...