Healthcare

LUMS faculty showcases Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Project at the 78th UN General Assembly

LUMS faculty showcases Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Project at the 78th UN General Assembly

Dr. Maryam Mustafa, Director, Saida Waheed Gender Initiative and Assistant Professor of Computer Science at LUMS, recently presented her project, ‘Awaaz-e-Sehat: Empowering Maternal Healthcare with Voice-Enabled Electronic Record Management’ at the 78th United Nations General Assembly. She was part of the session on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: Addressing Society’s Greatest…

Dr. Zhumaliev invites Pakistani businessmen to explore partnership opportunities

Dr. Zhumaliev invites Pakistani businessmen to explore partnership opportunities

Dr. Zhumaliev, a member of parliament and leader of the visiting Kyrgyzstan delegation invited Pakistani businessmen to visit his country to explore the avenues for partnership, investment, and joint ventures. Speaking to the business community in a meeting arranged by Meher Kashif Younis, Chairman Kyrgyzstan Trade House, he said Kyrgyzstan offers a diverse range of…

ADB provides $100 Million to strengthen KPK’s health system

ADB provides $100 Million to strengthen KPK’s health system

Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Friday inked a financing agreement worth US$100 million for ‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems Strengthening Program. The financing agreement was signed by Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dr. Kazim Niaz and Country Director, Pakistan Resident Mission, Yong Ye A while the program agreement was also signed between the…

Adopting telemedicine, strengthening preventive healthcare vital to overcome healthcare challenges: President

Adopting telemedicine, strengthening preventive healthcare vital to overcome healthcare challenges: President

President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that the adoption of digital technology and telemedicine, and strengthening preventive health care was essential to help overcome the increasing healthcare challenges faced by the underprivileged population.  The president said this in a meeting with the delegation of Global Executives of Siemens Healthineers led by CEO of the…