Primary healthcare

Pakistan’s experience mirrors global challenges, urging international cooperation on mitigation while building local resilience. In the blistering streets of Karachi, the human cost of inaction is measured not just in degrees, but in lives and livelihoods under threat.

As scooters and motorbikes hit the roads in the coming months and years, they will carry more than just health workers – they will transport hope, expertise, and care to the doorsteps of countless Sri Lankan families.

While international charitable organizations and foreign aid have provided some temporary relief through donations of medicine and supplies, experts agree that short-term charity cannot replace a functioning national pharmaceutical supply chain.

The Bangladesh government is finalising what officials describe as a “big national budget” worth Tk 9.30 trillion for the fiscal year 2026-27.

Clearance would unlock farmland, reopen safe routes to schools and clinics, and give children back their childhood.

As World Health Day focuses global attention on the right to health, the ICRC’s report serves as a reminder that in Afghanistan this right remains fragile.

Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating measles outbreak that has already claimed the lives of at least 38 children this year.

Hospitals are accused of admitting patients without medical necessity and inflating bills, while helicopter companies allegedly falsified flight records.