Mental healthcare

The launch of a local community-based mental healthcare initiative in Karachi has been a source of sorely needed good news from the city. The project, appropriately titled "Shamil" (inclusive), will initially start its operation in Korangi, and focus on providing information on mental healthcare via lady health workers, who will move from door to door and identify patients in middle and lower income communities.

Fight against polio just got tougher

In counter-terrorism efforts, risking health and security of civilians should be marked as a red line, which must never be crossed. However, according to a report published in the UK-based newspaper The Guardian, some startling allegations were made against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US regarding using a vaccine campaign as a front for its covert operation in Abbottabad.