Health-tech
CIRCLE Women Association brings the world’s biggest female centric tech startup competition SHE LOVES TECH to Pakistan for the sixth year in a row. Expressing her inspiration behind bringing She Loves Tech to Pakistan, CIRCLE’s founder Sadaffe Abid says: “At CIRCLE we are committed to promoting digital and financial inclusion of women along with creating […]
Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder and CEO Nutshell Group, and Founder Corporate Pakistan Group, received the “Global Visionary Award for Global Connectivity of Businesses and Communities” by the BSV Blockchain Association at a convention held in Dubai. He is the first Pakistani businessman to have received this recognition at the Global Blockchain Convention – a global […]
Getz Pharma, in collaboration with Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), has announced the launch of the first three courses on their brand new online medical learning platform MEDACE. ‘MEDACE’ is an initiative by Getz Pharma aimed to facilitate medical professionals acquiring access to certified online courses. The online platform is designed to enhance and […]
Breast Cancer is a deadly disease that can result in untimely death if not diagnosed on time. In 2020, there were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths globally. In Asia, Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer Asia. At some stage of life, 1 in 9 Pakistani women become patients […]
Sehat Kahani, with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), HEC, and the Australian High Commission in Pakistan (AHC), inaugurated its fifth Wellness Centre at the University of Malakand under its Mental Health Initiative to extend holistic mental health counseling and support services to the students. This Wellness Centre is constructed with a dynamic approach […]
Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Accelerator Program, Telenor Velocity, is back with Digital Hackfair 2.0 in partnership with Google. Digital Hackfair 2.0 is a virtual hackathon bringing the best developers and innovators from Pakistan to use Google technologies such as Android to build impactful solutions. This is the second time Velocity and Google have come together to […]
Ignite National Technology Fund, a company with the Ministry of IT and Telecom, showcased Pakistani startups at 4YFN (4 Years From Now), the startup event of Mobile World Congress which enables startups, investors, and large corporations to connect and launch new business ventures together. 4YFN supports startups, incubators, and accelerators who want to project the creativity […]
HBL and Katalyst Labs have signed a strategic partnership agreement for startup acceleration and enabling female leaders. This will further build and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. HBL is shaping the future through a paradigm shift towards a ‘Technology company with a banking license’. The bank aims to form ecosystem partnerships and deliver […]
Jubilee Life Insurance, Pakistan’s leading life insurance company in the private sector has partnered with UBL to offer a new bancassurance proposition ‘Jubilee – You Protect Plan’ – a comprehensive health and life insurance plan. Under this partnership, the policyholders are provided with a simple and affordable way to protect themselves and eliminate their financial […]
Sehat Kahani, one of the leading telehealthcare service providers in Pakistan, congratulates their Co-founder & COO, Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga, for becoming the first Pakistani female recipient of the “Elevate Foundation Prize Award 2020”. The Elevate Prize Foundation winners are chosen from nearly 1,300 applicants after months of review. These winners are tackling the world’s […]