Advocacy
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Unhealthy habits - Dawn
A MAN develops a blister on his foot and goes to a doctor for treatment. He is prescribed a food supplement that costs around Rs1,700.
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Upon purchasing it, he is shocked to learn that the key ingredient in supplement he has been asked to use by the medical professional is essentially just turmeric extract, which is otherwise available in abundance at any local grocery store.
Misuse of facility in private sector curtails services - The News
Amid complaints of unnecessarily diverting of patients to private hospitals and labs, Punjab health authorities found conflict of interest in anomalies such as excessive caesarian section cases, implant of up to three stents instead of one, and use of substandard stents, unregistered ophthalmological lenses, low quality medicines.
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Conflict of interest in Punjab’s healthcare system
A blog on how incentive-linked prescribing has impacted patients in Lahore, where patients are struggling to get the required treatment and facilities report shortage of doctors as most prefer to engage in private practices.
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Unethical practices plague Karachi hospitals, clinics
A recent incident with a patient has revealed the extent of unethical practices in the city’s private clinics and hospitals, where doctors prescribe costly and unnecessary treatments, sell substandard medications, and recommend alternative therapies.
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The business of prescribing medicines for incentives
A feature report on the unethical practices prevalent in medical facilities, where doctors prescribe medicines based on incentives provided by pharmaceutical companies.
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Risk of antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan
Pakistan faces a “serious” risk of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which refers to the ability of bacteria, viruses and parasites to develop the capability to fight drugs designed to kill them, health experts warned this week, citing indiscriminate prescription of antibiotics by health practitioners as the main reason.
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