Better management of groundwater needed in Pakistan

Groundwater Quality: Pakistan

This is one of a series of information sheets prepared for each country in which WaterAid works. The sheets aim to identify inorganic constituents of significant risk to health that may occur in groundwater in the country in question. The purpose of the sheets is to provide guidance to WaterAid Country Office staff on targeting efforts on water-quality testing and to encourage further thinking ...

Neurological care in Pakistan: actions are needed.

A Better Prescription Is Needed

THE PROBLEM OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE HAS BEEN evident almost from the time antimicrobial drugs entered the pharmacopoeia. However, the clinical impact of resistance has been difficult to measure for a variety of reasons, including separating out the effect of underlying illness and the availability of at least 1 effective drug for most infections. Antimicrobial resistance also has economic c...

chinese medical personnel: better sleep hygiene needed

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Challenges and Prospects of Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Indus Basin, Pakistan

In Pakistan, on-demand availability of groundwater has transformed the concept of low and uncertain crop yields into more assured crop production. Increased crop yields have resulted in food security and improved rural livelihoods. However, this growth has also led to problems of overdraft, falling water tables, and degradation of groundwater quality, and yields generally remain well below pote...