AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMental Health: World Mental Health Day renewed calls to tackle stigma and expand care in Pakistan. An estimated 32.4 million people need support, but only 5% can access services; the new National Mental Health Policy aims to help close that gap. Patient Care: The Islamabad High Court upheld an order requiring PESCO to cover a nine-year-old girl’s treatment, prosthetic hands and rehabilitation after she lost both hands in an electric shock. Cancer Care: Reports warn that treatment costs are putting cancer care beyond many patients’ reach in Pakistan and widening the regional care gap. Polio: Shikarpur officials are preparing a November vaccination drive targeting more than 310,000 children under five.
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