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...
View ArticleJuma Khan, the refugee
Juma Khan was forced to migrate from North Waziristan to the city of Peshawar, and a few years later, to the outskirts of Islamabad, just to make a living. He was born in Pakistan to refugee parents...
View ArticleAli Hasan, a victim of hit-and-run accident
Eight year-old Ali Hassan was a victim of a hit-and-run accident. Coming from a dysfunctional family, he also suffered parental neglect following abandonment by his father, and family violence. His...
View ArticleAn Afghan girl’s dilemma
Years of war have depleted Afghanistan of resources and eroded their ability to care for the sick. The health system is plagued and the standards are low. Thousands of Afghans travel to Pakistan in...
View ArticlePoverty and tuberculosis reinforce each other
A 30 year-old male patient was admitted to Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar with 2 months history of high fever, cough and shortness of breath and chest pain. He shared of anxieties of being sick for...
View ArticleLeg Amputation: a triple threat
As a result of a motorcycle accident at the age of 33, Zeeshan’s leg had to be amputated below the knee. He was treated for a month and a half but the injury was further complicated and the fear of...
View ArticlePoverty and cardiac diseases
Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgical procedure to either repair or replace the mitral valve in the heart. In the case of Tariq doctors opted for mitral valve replacement as repair of the...
View ArticleThe boy from Toba Tek Singh
Javed is a 29 year old bread-earner from a small village near Toba Tek Singh. He got seriously injured in a road accident. The whole family got disturbed as all of them were entirely dependent on...
View ArticleA 37 year old with heart disease
The young male heart is under attack. Nadeem, a 37 year old heart aged faster than his real age. He had a very advanced heart disease that is typically founded in elderly patients. He was a heavy...
View ArticleSummit on the Global Agenda 2014
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...
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