Climate change has disastrous health impacts. As a medical humanitarian organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is already seeing these impacts on the people we treat in over 70 countries around the world.This year, powerful Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar and Bangladesh and destroyed not only communities, but refugee camps. In years past, we have […]
Read MoreMUET, IEEE SIGHT, IEEE Asia Pacific Region 10 collaboration Building sustainable communities and empowering action against climate change
Introduction: MUET, in conjunction with IEEE SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) Karachi Section and with the backing of IEEE Asia Pacific Region 10, orchestrated an event titled “Building Sustainable Communities and Empowering Action against Climate Change.”This collaborative initiative involved EU Erasmus Plus ACTIVE program, QSIMPACT Pakistan, and IEEE MUET Chapter, coinciding with the […]
Read MoreNED set to address local challenges for technology-driven climate actions
NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan and University of West of Scotland, UK announced working jointly to develop technological solutions for monitoring and predictions related to climate change in Pakistan.The project emerged from “Going Global Partnership PAK-UK Education Gateway Mobility Partnership for Faculty” supported by the British Council and Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The […]
Read MoreAlsons Technology: Revolutionizing Healthcare
The initiative to improve Pakistan’s healthcare system has been undertaken by Alsons Technology. Initially, they faced numerous challenges as the first Pakistani company dedicated to manufacturing medical devices entirely in-house. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical ventilator shortages globally.In response, ALNNOVENT was created – an Electro-Mechanical ICU ventilator designed, developed, and manufactured by the Alsons Group […]
Read MoreNo climate crisis agreement at G20 environment moot
Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday.No breakthrough was possible on several key points ahead of this year’s COP28 climate talks, with negotiations also failing to reach a consensus on tripling […]
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