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Digital technologies based on artificial intelligence have become the central trend in the health sector worldwide and have opened up opportunities for improving our health care. This article will give you an overview of potential areas of application and present some examples. ALSO READ Careem for Business to Provide Mobility Solutions to DESCON’s Workforce Digitization Offers Enormous Potential Exciting technologies already exist in practice, for example, in the early detection and control of contagious diseases. The Canadian company, BlueDot, has developed a special AI algorithm for this purpose, which independently collects relevant information from official health warnings, regional news in…

Routinely ranked as one of the “happiest countries on earth”, Finland also has an aging population with an ever-looming labor shortage. But, despite various regulations, Finland still welcomes immigrants and their families with open arms and is reportedly in need of a “spectacular number of people to come to the country”, according to the Associated Foreign Press (AFP). To that end, the Finnish government employs a liberalized “Talent Boost” program under its Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, and sends a very straightforward mission statement to the world: “Finland needs more skilled labor”. ALSO READ PM Office Exposes HBO for…

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine offered significant protection against Delta and Kappa variants of Coronavirus, which first emerged from India. According to a statement issued by the British company, Oxford University investigated the ability of monoclonal antibodies extracted from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients and from those vaccinated to neutralize the Delta and Kappa variants. ALSO READ NHA Approves Construction Contract for N-5 Highway and Flyovers Last week, Public Health England (PHE), England’s apex executive agency of the UK’s Health Department, also revealed that Coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer offer more than 90% protection against hospitalization due to the…

The Economic Affairs Secretary, Noor Ahmed, has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Executive Director (ED) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He will replace Shahid Mehmood after the latter completes his three-and-a-half-year term this month. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has picked Ahmed out of six nominees for the post, including the Interior Secretary, Yousaf Nasim Khokar; the Power Secretary, Ali Reza Bhutta; the Planning Secretary, Hamid Yaqub Sheikh; the Health Secretary, Amir Ashraf Khawaja; and the Railways Secretary, Habibur Rehman Gilani. ALSO READ 5 Major Banks Wrote Off Rs. 1.24 Billion in 2018 According to a notification issued by…

The driving on the roads of the big cities is becoming more anxiety-inducing every day as the population of vehicles seems to be growing unmitigated across Pakistan. Amid that growing population, there has also been an increase in the number of unruly drivers that are a hazard to the well-being of everyone on the roads. Inspector General (IG) Islamabad, Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman, has evidently taken notice of the issue and has requested the concerned authorities to design stricter driver’s license test modules to ensure maximum safety on the roads of the capital city. ALSO READ Javed Afridi Teases the Launch of…

Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Limited (PMIC) has successfully closed its second advisory and arrangement mandate for Khushhali Micro Finance Bank Limited (KMBL). The KMBL has issued unsecured, subordinated, privately placed Tier II Term Finance Certificates of Rs. 600 million, where the entire amount is provided by the PMIC. This financing facility aims to support growth in lending operations of the KMBL, and contribute towards the bank’s additional Tier II Capital for strengthening the Capital Requirement and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) prescribed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for Microfinance Banks. It also furthers the PMIC’s mission to work with…

Infinix is on its way to becoming the next fast charging king by releasing the fastest charging phone in the world. The Chinese brand has teased an upcoming smartphone with a whopping 160W wired charging. ALSO READ Infinix NOTE 10 Pro Launched With Mediatek Helio G95 and 90Hz Display This is up by 40W compared to the current fastest charging phone in the world, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. That's right. 160W charging! #Infinix pic.twitter.com/IlgMNaC9M3 — InfinixIndia (@InfinixIndia) June 21, 2021 The teaser does not reveal any specific smartphone, but the device in question may be the Infinix Zero X,…

The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) has approved the award of works for the construction of the Lodhran-Multan Section and the construction of two flyovers at railway crossings to M/s NXCC-NCC-MS JV (Joint Venture of M/s Ningxia Communication Construction Co, Ltd – Nauman Construction Company Ltd – Muhammad Sajjad (Pvt) Ltd.) at Rs. 6.886 billion. The meeting of the NHA’s Executive Board was held with the NHA Chairman, Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Khurram Agha, in the chair. The board deliberated on the award of the construction of the Lodhran–Multan Section (North Bound 62 km) of the N-5 and the…

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended the suspension of the Export Development Fund (EDF) for a period of three years. The meeting was held under the chair of Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood to discuss the proposals to the Finance Bill 2021. The representatives of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce revealed that the Minister for Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has committed to transfer the fund from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Commerce for its effective utilization for the up-gradation of the industry in order to increase the exports. ALSO READ FMU Karachi Orders to Follow Red Flag…

The provincial government has composed a new regulation under the Sehat Sahulat Programme (SSP), titled “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universal Health Coverage Act, 2021”, to standardize the state-run free health insurance program. Under the proposed law, which is currently being examined by the law department, the government will continue to provide basic healthcare services to the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ALSO READ Banks Demand Govt to Withdraw Super Tax The Sehat Sahulat Programme was initially launched in four districts of the KP province in 2015, covering 3 percent of the population during that time. The program was expanded to 51 percent of…