// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Cancer prevention begins long before a patient enters a hospital. It begins in the air surrounding a home, the water drawn for drinking, the conditions inside a workplace and the soil in which food is grown. For Pakistan, protecting these foundations of daily life must become an essential part of protecting public health. When harmful exposures are allowed to continue, the consequences may remain hidden for years, only becoming apparent when illness

// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Plastic waste does not disappear when it breaks into pieces too small to see. It can remain in the environment as particles that move through water, soil and air. These microplastics have become a growing concern because of their widespread presence and the questions surrounding repeated human exposure. For Pakistan, the issue connects waste management, water quality, food production and occupational health. The appropriate response to microplastics