Locally sourced ingredients, valuing community engagement helping succeed Interview with Gohar Iqbal — co-founder/managing partner, Johnny & Jugnu Gohar Iqbal,…
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Education is essential for all. It is crucial to understand the world in which we live, it’s a competitive advantage…
Income distribution in poverty alleviation also matters. A highly unequal income distribution makes it harder to decline poverty. Reducing the…
Written By Pratap Khedkar Chief Executive Officer, ZS Dan Reiss Associate Principal, ZS This article is part of: World Economic Forum Annual…
The year-end review 2022 for major production sectors with major market indicators, Area & Production Of Other Kharif And Rabi…
The recent emergence and presence of counterfeit dairy products on the shelves of big stores is an outrageous attack on…
According to the economic analysis FY2022 released by the Government of Pakistan, health and wellbeing are central to Sustainable Development…
Gross Domestic Product Of Pakistan (at constant basic prices of 2005-06) (Million Rupees) Sector/Industry 2017-18 2018-19F 2019-20R 2020-21P Commodity Producing…
Microfinance is just one tool in the war against poverty. For microfinance to be successful at poverty reduction, it must…
Find the annual facts and figures 2022 here with us: Area And Production Of Other Kharif And Rabi Crops In…
Written By Neil Walsh Professor, Applied Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Adults…
Pakistan: Exports, Imports And Balance Of Trade (Million US $) Period Exports (BOP) Growth Rate Imports (BOP) Growth Rate Balance…
Written by Alissar Chaker Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia Moeko Saito Jensen Environment Policy Specialist, United Nations Development Programme…
Poverty alleviation is one of the preeminent concern of developing world and one of the major factors in sustainable development…
As the world’s population increases, so does the demand for food. Various agricultural practices are being used to meet that…
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become much popular in the last few years. A large number of companies issue reports…
In Pakistan, the health sector has been badly neglected and the policy makers have shown a callous lack of concern…
Education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of development. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without…
Established in 1998, SINA’s mission is to make quality primary healthcare affordable and accessible. Primary healthcare is the first line…
It is a well-known fact that a person’s physiological and psychological adaptations to the environment start from conception and affect…
The Government of Pakistan’s facts showed that the country has shown improvement in health indicators over the previous 3-year. Life…
Health Indicators Of Pakistan Details 2015 2019 Maternal mortality Ratio (per 100,000 births) 276 (2006) 189 Neonatal mortality rate (per…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article first appeared on Neuroscience News Claire Turner, [/box] A diet including more nuts, legumes, and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Hoffman, University of Hertfordshire[/box] It’s common advice for people watching their waistlines or looking to…
Fortify Education Foundation is doing admirable job for the underprivileged. PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST got first-hand information about the activities of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Peter Richard Simpson, University of Leeds[/box] I taught teenagers economics for almost 40 years until my…
According to the statistics published in Pakistan Economic Survey, socio-economic factors such as health, education, income, employment etc., are closely…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] This article was originally published by the International Monetary Fund Nathaniel Counts Senior vice president…
United Nations’ Members States agreed on seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on September 25, 2015 to make huge development on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Klaus Schwab Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum This article is part of the Forum COP26…
Capital has significant impact on economic development which involve structural transformation. In developed countries usually the rate of capital formation…
Interview with Dr. Abdul Bari Khan — Chief Executive Officer, Indus Health Network PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and Indus…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Dangerously high blood pressure, or hypertension, can kill if left…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Harvard Gazette Clea Simon Correspondent, Harvard[/box] An expert looks…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Maddy Thompson, Keele University[/box] The pandemic has shown us the extraordinary potential of digital health to…
World ocean day is the most renowned day for the ocean. The day was first celebrated in 1992 following the…
Country is truly capable to meet food crisis under pandemic and onwards Need of an investment strategy response in order…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Colin McInnes, Aberystwyth University[/box] The pandemic has made us painfully aware of our common vulnerability to…
Futurist Alvin Toffler once called technology “the great growling engine of change.” That’s truer today than ever before. Among the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] A 2020 survey reveals that more than a quarter of…
Let’s start off with Covid-19. How has it affected your business? Covid-19 has had unpresedented impact on every single business…
Human health has become a major growing concern worldwide due to infectious diseases. Biotechnology has played a dynamic role in…
IHHN through its’ public-private partnership initiatives, became a major testing center for samples collection IHHN helped set up 100-bed Quarantine…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least half of the world’s population still lacks access to necessary health…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jacqueline McGlade, UCL and Philip Landrigan, Boston College[/box] Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a…
There are around 2.2 billion children in the world; which is approximately 28% of the world’s population. COVID-19 has impacted…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kirsten Salyer Opinion Editor, World Economic Forum[/box] The latest World Economic Forum-Ipsos survey on vaccine confidence…
Unluckily the outbreak of Covid-19 has disturbed the business environment of Pakistan. The experts reveal that the main victims of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dan Schawbel Managing Partner, Workplace Intelligence[/box] • COVID-19 has piled multiple additional pressures on to people’s…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Adam Taylor, Lancaster University[/box] We use our phones three hours and 15 minutes a day on…
Advanced Lab provides full range of routine and special tests at highly economical rates. Interview with Prof. Dr. Rafiq Khanani…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Oct 8, 2020[/box] Many countries have stringent regulations when it comes to occupational safety…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Elisha London Chief Executive Officer, United for Global Mental Health (United GMH)[/box] There is a crisis…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tom Butler President and Chief Executive Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)[/box] The COVID-19…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lene Søvold Clinical psychologist and mental health advisor, Norway[/box] People have deployed four main coping strategies…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Tolullah Oni Public health physician and urban epidemiologist, Clinical Senior Research Associate at the University…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Martin Michaelis, University of Kent; Mark Wass, University of Kent, and Michael Calnan, University of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Bertram L. Scott Chairman, American Heart Association Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association[/box]…
Driven by an undeniable responsibility and its fundamental values, the Dawood Hercules Group and Engro Corporation are committed to solving…
There are plenty of organizations across the world, which have made tremendous efforts to pay back to the society by…
COVID-19 pandemic has further mounted the poverty level in Pakistan where surging poverty levels and rising inflationary pressure have already…
During July-March, FY2020, the Government of Pakistan statistics showed that the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) managed to disburse an…
COVID 19 (coronavirus) pandemic has affected almost all countries and has made a significant effect on all the aspects of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Veronica Vecchi Associate Professor of Practice, SDA Bocconi School of Management Giuditta Callea Associate Professor of…
The budget proposals for 2020-2021, prepared by the Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh — against the backdrop…
The biggest challenge to the human health and financial stability the world faces today, perhaps originated from a seemingly innocuous…
The story that follows talks of three Pakistani sailors stranded on the Egyptian coast, served with jailed time and how…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Lynsey Chediak Lead, Precision Medicine, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rachel Gutter President, International WELL Building Institute[/box] The built environment has a huge role to play…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Neal Myrick Vice President, Social Impact, Tableau Software[/box] The links between human and planetary health have…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, May 9, 2020[/box] Jobless claims across the U.S. continue to rise at rates not seen…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vignesh Santhanam India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace, World Economic Forum[/box] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, otherwise known…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Wladislaw Rivkin, Aston University[/box] As an academic who regularly worked from home in the days before…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already led to a major health crisis worldwide and is a major disruptions of the…
The world has changed dramatically during Jan-Mar quarter of 2020. A rare disaster has resulted loss of a large number…
According to Imperial College London, various people could die globally from coronavirus unless the international experts see urgent intervention. Since…
Presently in the ‘PM Relief Fund for COVID-19’, the Government of Pakistan requested to overseas Pakistanis to donate generously to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Greta Keenan Programme Specialist, Science and Society, World Economic Forum[/box] Edward Jenner developed the first vaccination…
We are living in a fast changing environment. Every day brings new challenges requiring people to bring about changes in…
Social sector in Balochistan suffered negligence for years. Investments in education and health sectors mean formation of human capital that…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jan 27, 2020[/box] The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has stated that another…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Viktor Weber Founder & Director, Future Real Estate Institute[/box] Modern science has proven environmental factors heavily…
The degree of income inequality is taken as one of the parameters to determine level of poverty in a country,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kazumi Nishikawa Director, Healthcare Industries Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade…
Abstract Health is a state of complete well-being that directs towards maximizing an individual adaptive potential which if broadened to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrea Mechelli, King’s College London[/box] Over half of the world’s population – 4.2 billion people –…
Without education and resources at one’s disposal, surviving as a single woman in this society is a challenge. However, there…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ian Jones, University of Leeds; Anthony Whiteing, University of Leeds, and Greg Marsden, University of Leeds[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kate Kelland Correspondent, Reuters This article is published in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org[/box] A…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gabriel Goldschmidt Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Muhammad Ali Pate Global…