A VERBAL/SOCIAL AUTOPSY (VASA) CHILD MORTALITY INQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY DETERMINANTS IN SLUMS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN: A MIX METHODS INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

Background: Pakistan stands along top ten countries responsible for two-third of global child mortality burden.To improve Child Mortality (CM) estimates in Pakistan, there is an exigent need to understand the in-depth reasoning behind mortalities.In Pakistan, the data on cause-of-death (CoD) for a large number of child mortalities in Pakistan is ei

Background: Certain riboviruses can cause severe pulmonary complications leading to death in some infected patients.We propose that DNA damage induced-apoptosis accelerates viral release, triggered by depletion of host RNA binding proteins (RBPs) from nuclear RNA bound to replicating viral sequences.Methods: Information theory-based analysis of int

Using the TIPEC framework, this study undertook a critical literature analysis, and student survey to explore challenges experienced by higher education institutions during emergency online pedagogies because of disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak.The study revealed that most higher education institutions are still grappling Babywear with gettin