There are moments when you listen to global health experts and realize that what they are saying is not just information—it is a warning. In discussions led by Prof. Olufunmilayo (‘Funmi) Lesi message comes through clearly: Viral hepatitis remains one of the most serious and overlooked public health challenges in the world today. And within...
“Kidney Health for All – Caring for People, Protecting the Planet.” Every year, on the second Thursday of March, the world observes World Kidney Day to raise awareness about kidney health and the growing global burden of kidney disease. The campaign serves as a reminder that our kidneys play a critical role in maintaining overall...
Pakistan’s healthcare system stands at a critical crossroads. In recent years, increasing numbers of highly trained doctors and nurses have chosen to pursue careers abroad, raising concerns about the sustainability of the country’s medical workforce. The issue is not simply about migration—it reflects deeper structural challenges within the healthcare system, including working conditions, professional recognition,...
National strategies matter. Digital systems matter. Policies matter.But public health only succeeds when it reaches people where they live. Pakistan’s Hepatitis C elimination effort has entered a critical phase — where plans move beyond frameworks and dashboards and begin working in homes, clinics, and villages. While national leadership has laid the foundation, the real test...
Meeting Prof. Dr. Faisal Dar at PKLI: Insights from a Leadership Interview By Executive Director, Discover SOULS As part of my professional work with Discover SOULS, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on awareness and donor engagement for kidney and liver care, I visited the Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute and Research Center (PKLI) in Lahore to...
November 14th comes around every year as World Diabetes Day. For Pakistan, though, this isn’t just another date on the health calendar. It’s a reminder of something that’s already unfolding in homes across the country. Diabetes has become one of the leading causes of kidney failure, heart disease, blindness, and disability here. Yet somehow, it...
Hepatitis C remains one of Pakistan’s most serious health concerns, affecting millions of people across the country. In recent years, however, Pakistan has made real progress toward eliminating this disease through a coordinated national effort led by the Ministry of National Health Services, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute...
This short documentary “Inside the Kasur Filter Clinic” takes you inside the PKLI Filter Clinic in Kasur, part of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute’s (PKLI) community-based model to fight hepatitis across Punjab. The Kasur Filter Clinic provides free hepatitis screening, vaccination, and referral services, helping people access early diagnosis and treatment close to home....
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐚𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐤𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 (𝐏𝐊𝐋𝐈) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐂 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐖𝐇𝐎) 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚, 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. During the meeting, Prof. Saeed Akhter presented the implementation plan of the Prime Minister’s National Hepatitis...
Community-Based Screening Programs and the Role of Healthcare Workers in Frontline Detection and Treatment: Pakistan's Fight Against Hepatitis
