Author name: karachi bio

I would like to approach the readership of your journal through these columns in order to explore an issue that is assuming alarming proportions here in Pakistan. It has become commonplace for physicians here to appear in commercials, directly or indirectly promoting products. Up till a few years ago we would see professional models dressed […]

We the members of the Karachi Bioethics Group, professionals from several healthcare institutions in this city, wish to strongly condemn the recent, widely reported episode of the brutal flogging of a teenage girl in Swat, an area which is an integral part of our country.Against all norms of humanity and decency, she was held down

Senator Raza Rabbani, former justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim and Dr Farhat Moazzam will be among the panellists to discuss “Transplantation Ordinance – Emerging Issues” here on Saturday. The panel discussion organised by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Karachi in collaboration with Bioethics Groups will also be attended by medical community, civil society members and human rights’

Karachi Bioethics Group (KBG), at its meeting on October 1, unanimously endorsed the initiative by HEC (Higher Education Commission) against plagiarism. HEC has also proposed a policy for all academic institutions of Pakistan. It is commendable that this step has been taken in the interest of all teaching and research institutes.KBG recognises the fact that

Karachi Bioethics Group at its 4th meeting held here recently discussed the advertisement published by a medical firm in an English daily on 11th September 2005.According to statement issued here on Sunday, the advertisement announced that stem cell therapy is now available in Pakistan to treat thalassaemia and other diseases. The Karachi Bioethics Group noted