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Dr. Abdul Alim
Dr. Abdul Alim is a national of Pakistan and is a physician with specialization in Public Health from University of Texas at Houston USA. He is a member of the reformist, democratic and moderate Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam which inspires his deep commitment to Human Rights, Social Justice, Peace and Secularism. He is an author and Editor on Islam, for The Muslim Times (www.themuslimtimes.Info), a global blog highlighting the positive and true character of Islam as a basis for peace building.
Professionally he is a member of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and UN Development Policy Network. He has more than 20 years of work experience in development management related to governance in social sectors, more specifically in public policy, programme planning, and monitoring and evaluation. For the last 15 years he has worked with the United Nations in the developing world covering countries in South Asia, South East Asia, CEE/CIS, and the Middle East.
Libyan rebels capture coastal city of Zawiya A Libyan worker chats with two rebels as they patrol an oil refinery controlled by anti-Kadafi forces on the outskirts of Zawiya. (Giulio Petrocco, Associated Press / AUG 19 From the Associated PressAugust 20, 2011, 10:25 a.m. Zawiya, Libya— LibyaGn rebels expelled government forces from […]
MAURITIUS, BALI: Medical tourism in Mauritius increases dramatically, Bali wants to copy. Medical tourism to Mauritius has seen a tenfold increase over the past five years with 11,000 medical tourists in 2010. The Island hopes to attract 100,000 a year by 2020. Medical tourism is gaining momentum in Mauritius with […]
GOTHATAONE MOENG Staff Writer The Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam has commended the Botswana government for its commitment to enhancing the health status of the people. He said the improvement in maternal and child health as well as the significant reduction in mortality attributed to communicable diseases […]
Mauritius PM defends anti-graft body’s independence The prime minister defended the Mauritius anti-graft body on Monday after six cabinet ministers quit the government over the arrest of a top official, prompting a rare political crisis in one of Africa’s most stable nations. Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, returning to the […]