Cousin marriages, Pakistani children, mental retardation, Lysosomal Storage Disorder, genetic disorder, Pakistan, Muslims

Cousin marriages are making Pakistani children ill and are killing them

Health March 27, 2017 admin 0 Comments

Forget mental retardation, Pakistani children are facing a shortened lifespan all thanks to the prevalence of cousin marriages in the nation. Experts opine that the trend of cousin marriages between a clan and caste must be discouraged or else Pakistani children would continue to suffer from genetic diseases called Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD). Mental retardation […]

Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University (AKU), Dr Ayesha Mian , Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan, mental health, mental retardation, patients, doctors, Psychiatrist

Pakistan has 50 million people suffering from mental disorders

World October 10, 2016 admin 0 Comments

Pakistan has approximately 50 million people who are struggling with various mental disorders. But worse is that the trained medical professionals who could treat this condition are a mere handful. For those 50 million there are just 400 trained psychiatrists available per half million people. The staggering facts were put forth during a program on […]

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