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World No Tobacco Day Celebrated on May 31
Every year the world celebrates World No-Tobacco Day (WNTD) on May 31st. Despite the fact that tobacco use is on the decline in most of the countries, but it is on the rise in Pakistan coupled with the marketing strategy of multi-national tobacco industry focused on developing countries; says a statement issued by TheNetwork for Consumer Protection in Pakistan.   more...
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18th Consumers International World Congress 2007 held in Sydney on Australia on 29 October
Dr. Talib Lashari's speech...

    
Price control mechanisms lack in the country
The soaring inflation of the essential commodities is alarming during the first ten days of the month of Ramadan, according to a survey of various markets conducted by the TheNetwork for Consumer Protection before and after the start of Ramadan.
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Load Shedding is due to inefficiency and mismanagement of authorities
The countrywide electric load shedding has proved inefficiency, mismanagement and governance issues in the policies and practices of concerned authorities of the government.
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Fatal Accident of a 11-year-old boy needs policy decision
The traffic accidents outside and near the educational institutions occur again and again, adding fatal outcomes on the roads... more... 

   

“First hour breastfeeding saves 22 % neonatal deaths”
In Pakistan, the infant mortality rate is 74/1000 live births indicating that around 400,000 babies are likely to die during their first year of life. According to estimates 11 percent deaths take place due to diarrhea and Acute Respiratory Infections. However, 22 percent of all neonatal deaths could be prevented if breastfeeding is initiated within one hour by all mothers. However, due to ignorance among general population; unethical market practices by the corporate sector; the percentage of breastfeeding is very low in Pakistan. This was stated by Dr. Talib Lashari, Executive Coordinator of TheNetwork for Consumer Protection in Pakistan.
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DRUGS TESTING
TheNetwork for Consumer Protection is setting up a laboratory for comparative testing of medicine for organizations as well as general consumers as and when required. TheNetwork started the struggle and were finally able to convince the German donor GTZ to provide us with one such lab...
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