Conundrum on Selection of Vice Chancellors
The election of VC of Dow University Health Sciences and Karachi University has come under intense heated public debate and scrutiny. For the selection of these posts, the Governor of Sind formed a “search committee” whose members included the incumbent vice chancellors of these two institutions. Blatant conflict of interest arose when the two incumbents […]
NHF’s Flood Relief Campaign
National Health Forum directly and indirectly contributed over $30,000 for the relief campaign for the flood victims of Sind. Association of Pakistani Physicians (APPNA) matched $12,000 of the raised monies. The relief work was largely conducted by Pakistan Medical Association which held medical camps as well as providing make shift tents and food. Society of […]
Free Clinic Launched in St. Louis
The Association of Pakistani-descent Physicians of North America launched its free clinic for the community of greater St. Louis on September 11, 2011. The leaders of the community including Drs. Manzoor Tariq, Shazia Malick and Naseem Shekhani pledged to provide free medical care for the needy. The clinic is on the premises of Masjid Bilal, […]
Nearly Half of U.S. Families close to being Poor
An astounding survey conducted by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), a non-profit Washington based advocacy group, has concluded that 45% of American families live in economic insecurity. They report written in collaboration with researchers at Washington University and funded by Ford Foundation defined “economic security “ as an income sufficient to cover basic expenses without […]