Pakistan: Health Workers on the Move
Fighting against the privatisation of public sector hospitals Hundreds of health workers organised a demonstration at Sir Ganga Ram hospital Lahore and later rallied on a nearby main road to…
Tag: Health Issues
Sindh flooded again
Millions badly affected Around ten million people have been directly and severely affected in the twenty-one districts of Sindh province due to non-stop heavy rain and floods, caused by…
Protesting Nurses Hold All-night Vigil in Layyah
Protesting trainee nurses held an all-night vigil on Saturday 18th September outside the local press club to press the government to transfer health and district authorities accusing them of victimisation.…
Two ‘floods’ devastate working people and poor
By Khalid Bhatti 16/09/2010 Flash floods destroy lives, soaring price inflation means poverty The people of Pakistan are facing two floods at the same time. One is partly a natural…
Women and children most at risk in flood-hit areas
By Rukhsana Manzoor 27/08/2010 “Criminal negligence” of government and the super-rich Poor women and children are suffering the most in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan. Starvation, water-borne diseases, lack of…
Quake victims face another harsh winter
By Khalid Bhatti 20/10/2006 Around 3.5 million still ill-equipped, under-nourished and homeless On October 8, 2005, the people of Muzzafarabad (the sprawling capital city of Pakistani Administered Kashmir) resembled a ghost…
Balakot, one year after the devastating earthquake
By Khalid Bhatti 12/10/2006 Time seems to have stood still in Balakot, the once picturesque town that was flattened to the ground by the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan…
One year on from devastating earthquake
By Rukhsana Manzoor 10/10/2006 Women and children suffer most Women and children in the earthquake hit areas of Pakistan and Kashmir face forced displacement and human rights’ violations, as well as…