Rehabilitation - The Pakistan Times

Islamabad, September 5, 2025( Kamran Raja ): The Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL), in collaboration with the University of Manchester (UK), has launched the Defeat Cancer Campaign at Kohinoor Hall, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The initiative builds on the Moving on After Breast Cancer (ABC) clinical trial (NIHR205561), funded by the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), which provides culturally adapted psychosocial interventions for breast cancer survivors with depression in Pakistan.The campaign marks Pakistan’s first effort to directly link an NIHR-funded clinical trial with a national awareness initiative, bringing together policymakers, health experts, researchers, and survivors.Professor Mowadat Hussain Rana, host of the event, reflected o...

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired the 4th meeting of the Policy and Strategy Committee (PSC) and the Oversight Board on Post-Flood Reconstruction Activities. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Planning, Secretary Economic Affairs, Chief Secretaries of all Provinces, the Country Directors of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN Resident Coordinator, the UNDP Resident Representative, the Deputy Head of Mission of the EU and senior officials from the Planning Commission.The agenda of the meeting included a review and follow-up on decisions made during the 3rd PSC meeting, a progress review of ongoing 4RF projects, updates on flood reconstruction and coordination efforts with UNDP, and the current status of ...

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Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning and University of Manchester Launch Defeat Cancer Campaign in Islamabad