Akber Naqvi wants every newbor­n in countr­y to be screen­ed for early diagno­sisPakistani runner Akber Naqvi is taking part in Marathon des Sables, a 250km race across the Sahara Desert for six days. The Lahore-born runner and the only Pakistani in the race, is running for a cause – to create awareness on the importance of screening newborns – through the work of his charitable organisation the ZB Foundation. The 33-year-old is running the marathon featuring 978 runners at the start, which is on stage 4 now. Akber and his wife set up their charity work after their late daughter’s name Zahra Beau. The couple has set up the first and only screening unit in Pakistan which provides screening tests to newborns free of charge.

Source: The Express Tribune April 11, 2019 18:56 UTC