Tag: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar

Monkeypox, which is now called Mpox, is not a new disease. It was first discovered in 1958 in monkeys kept for laboratory research, and later in humans in 1970. Until … Read More

Nearly ten years ago, I was invited to a high-level meeting of WHO in Geneva. This was after the disastrous global health response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. To … Read More

Recently, I have been bombarded by questions from friends and colleagues asking me about a “new” virus that is apparently more dangerous than the Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). Yesterday while I … Read More

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has recently announced that he is positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms. According to Germany’s Robert Koch Institute, around 10% of the country’s population is sick … Read More

This is an incident that happened in the mid-nineties, and it bothered me then and stayed with me as a thorn in my side always. However, I never talked about … Read More

The title is misleading, as the current pandemic has not ended yet. Yes, reported cases have decreased substantially, but this is due to decreased testing. People with apparent symptoms of … Read More

My father got promoted and was made manager of a main bank branch in the city. With this promotion, he started getting an “entertainment allowance” which was meant to help … Read More