18 cases of dengue virus surface in last 24 hours across Sindh
Karachi: As many as 18 new cases of dengue virus surfaced in the last 24 hours in Sindh. The highest number of cases 10 reported...
World Diabetes Day being observed across world today
Web Desk: World Diabetes Day is being observed across the globe today. The theme for the day this year is access to diabetes care. World...
How can people avoid disease and heart attack in their youth? Adopt simple habits from today.
Cardiovascular disease is a term used to describe problems related to the health of the heart, including heart attacks, irregular heartbeats, or any type of...
Utmanzai Jirga to conduct anti-polio drive with Pak-army, Govt in N Waziristan
North Waziristan: In an important development for eradicating menace of polio from the country , Utmanzai Jirga has announced to conduct an anti-polio campaign jointly...
Holiday in Lahore, Gujranwala division owing to smog
Lahore/Gujranwala: Punjab is in a dangerous grip of smog as today a public holiday has been declared Lahore and Gujranwala division. Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab...
Nadeem appeals parents to welcome polio teams as virus found in 6 districts including Karachi
Islamabad: Federal Ministry health has apprised that environmental samples from six districts have confirmed presence of the polio virus. According to spokesman of the healh...
Holiday announced on Nov 10 in Lahore, Gujranwala in dangerous grip of smog in Punjab
Lahore/Gujranwala: Punjab is in a dangerous grip of smog as on November 10 public holiday notification has been issued for Lahore and Gujranwala division. Caretaker...
WHO signs MOU with Pakistan to support Universal health coverage program
Islamabad: World Health Organization (WHO) has signed an MoU with Pakistan to support the Universal Health Coverage Program. In this connection, a ceremony for the...
Govt to ensure people access to basic health facilities: PM Kakar
Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said the government will ensure the common man’s access to basic health facilities. He was talking to World...
Health minister Sindh contacts MD KWSB for expressing concerns over nageleria deaths in Karachi
Karachi: Caretaker provincial minister for health Dr Saad Khalid Niaz has appealed the masses to adopt precautions from the prevention of deadly disease Naegleria. The...
Man belonging to Karachi district central dies of Naegleria, death toll turns 11 this year from disease
Karachi: The death toll from Naegleria has been reached 11 for this year. According to spokesman of health department Sindh, a patient, Kashif Qamar-45-year-old is...
Smog emergency imposed in Punjab
Lahore: A smog emergency has been implemented in Punjab. Under the emergency students have been advised to mus wear face masks on their faces. The...
Anti-Polio drive continues on 3rd day as 2.078 mln children administered drops in two days
Rawalpindi: The anti-polio drive continued on third day in which polio drops were administered in various cities of the country including Rawalpindi. The polio teams...
Naegleria attacks continue in Karachi.
Karachi: Naegleria attacks continue in Karachi, A 22 years-old young man from North Karachi was a victim of Naegleria died, the deadly microbe has claimed...
4000 cases of Malaria surfacing daily in Sindh
Hyderabad: At least 3000 to 4000 people are diagnosed with malaria on daily basis in Sindh as death toll has jumped to 4, 42,776 so...
UN warns spread of new variant of coronavirus
New York: The United Nations has warned of spreading a new variant of the coronavirus influenza A1, H 191 to its staff all around the...
PMD predicts scattered rains in Sindh during next couple of days
Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted a spell of light rains in Karachi from Today, abbtakk News reported. The weather pattern is attributed to...
Stormy breeze, dust storm, showers grip Karachi
Karachi: Stormy breeze, dust storm gripped Karachi on Sunday night while showers also lashed in some areas of city. The weather in Karachi turned up...
21.5 million children administered polio drops under anti-polio campaign in Punjab
Peshawar: A sample of polio virus in Peshawar reported from Dera Bugti area of Balochistan in the current year. According to the ministry of health...
National Health Card App launched in Islamabad
Islamabad: Minister for National Health Services Dr. Nadeem Jan launched an App of National Health Card in Islamabad on Wednesday, stressing it is aimed at...
NIH diagnoses epidemic of conjunctivitis: Dr. Nadeem Jan
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has diagnosed the epidemic of conjunctivitis.In a statement, Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr. Nadeem Jan said that...
Expert advise public to follow precautionary measures amid rising cases of Pink eye infection
ISLAMABAD: Eye specialist Monday advised the citizens to follow precautionary measures amid rising cases of pink eye infection in the country and recommended people to...
Numbers of Persons effected by fake injection jump to 60 in Punjab
Lahore: The number of patients effected by Avastin injection have surmounted to 60 while the highest number of cases reported in Multan. While the Avastin-injection...
FIR against suppliers of fake injections registered: Nadeem Jan
Islamabad: Caretaker Health Minister Nadeem Jaan said that an FIR against two suppliers of fake injection have been registered. He also apprised that all the...
Search for Vendors of fake injections all across Punjab starts: Probe committee
Lahore: Punjab government probe committee formed for losing of eyesight owing to fake injection was held. Ovestin injection were administered to many patients several times....
Fake injections filled people lives into darkness as 12 diabetic patients lost their eyesight
Lahore: Fake injection in Punjab filled the people lives into darkness as 12 diabetic patients lost their eyesight. As many as 20 people eye’s retina...
61 cases registered for violating dengue SOPs
RAWALPINDI: The District Health Authority(DHA) lodged 61 FIRs and sealed three premises for violating anti-dengue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the last 24 hours. District...
PM, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication, gender equality
New York: Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has reiterated that polio eradication in Pakistan is a top priority, with particular...
Poliovirus detected in sewage samples of Peshawar, Pishin
ISLAMABAD: Two sewage samples collected from Peshawar and Pishin districts have tested positive for wild poliovirus (WPV1). The Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute...
Dengue alarms ring loud in Punjab: 104 new cases in 24 hours, vigilance urged
LAHORE: In the past 24 hours, Punjab has witnessed a worrisome surge in Dengue fever instances, with around 104 newly confirmed cases documented. The most...
Diabetes medicines supply to be ensured: Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Health Dr. Nadeem Jan here on Wednesday directed to ensure progress in the supply of diabetes and epilepsy drugs to the...
Rains break intensity of heat in Karachi as weather turns pleasant
Karachi: After intense heat finally rains lashed in Karachi on Wednesday afternoon. The heavy showers made the weather pleasant and people face happy as well....
There is need to accelerate efforts to prevent dengue nationwide: Dr Nadeem Jan
Islamabad: Minister for Health Services Dr. Nadeem Jan has emphasized the need to accelerate efforts to prevent dengue nationwide. Speaking at a virtual meeting of...
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Chance Of Rain With Thunder In Karachi From Today.
Karachi is likely to receive thundershowers from Monday evening or night. According to the forecast of the Early Warning Center of the Meteorological Department, the...
International Day of Interventional Cardiology observed today
Web Desk: International Day of Interventional Cardiology was observed today to highlight importance of diagnosing and treating heart and blood vessel conditions by using small...
KWCR mixing chlorine solution in 17 pumping stations of Karachi to cop up cholera outbreak
Karachi: Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) in collabaration with United Nation International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources...
PM directs to formulate policy for electricity generation locally with collaboration with private sector in GB
Hunza: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed authorities concerned to formulate a policy related to the production of electricity at local level in collaboration...
Dr Nadeem Jan for promoting culture of research in country’s health sector
Islamabad: Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan has emphasized on promoting the culture of research in country’s health sector. He was addressing...
World Suicide Prevention Day observed
Web Desk: World Suicide Prevention Day was observed today to promote worldwide action to prevent suicides tendency. This year theme for the Day was “Creating...
Services of Public Health Specialists entrusted to DHQ Hospital Upper and Lower Chitral for Chicken Pox
PESHAWAR:Services of Public Health Specialists entrusted to District Headquarters Hospital Upper and Lower Chitral, said an official of the Health Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here on...
Interim health minister lays foundation stone of quarantine hospital at Allama Iqbal airport
Lahore: Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Dr. Nadeem Jan says strategies are being evolved for improvement in the healthcare system. Addressing the ceremony in...
Interim govt committed to eradicate polio: Dr Nadeem
Islamabad: Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan says interim government is committed to actively implement a special emergency response plan to eradicate polio in the...
Women know about breast cancer owing to awarness campaigns: First Lady
Karachi: The First Lady Samina Alvi says breast cancer awareness campaign has started producing results and more women are now aware of its symptoms and...
Health Minister for streamlining services of all govt hospitals in ICT
Islamabad: Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan has directed concerned to streamline the services of all governmental hospitals in Federal Capital. Talking...
Pakistan to host Global Health Security Summit in October: Dr Nadeem
Islamabad: Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan says Pakistan will host Global Health Security Summit in October this year with the aim to devise a...
Chief Secrectory Punjab orders to speed up anti-dengue measures in high risks districts
Lahore: Chief Secretory Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Wednesday ordered to speed up anti-dengue measures for four high risk districts owing to inreasing cases of...
NIH confirms one positive case of monkeypox in Rawalpindi
Islamabad: Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination has confirmed one positive case of monkeypox in Rawalpindi. According to the National Institute of Health,...
Alvi urges Pharma industry to locally manufacture contraceptive devices
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the pharmaceutical industry to locally manufacture contraceptive devices to ensure their better access to the people and check...
Anti-polio drive begins in KP
Peshawar: A seven-day anti-polio drive has kicked off in district Khyber of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). During the campaign, more than two-hundred thousand children up to...
CM removes MS LGH as he visits hospital to inquire about Rizwana Health
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday visited Lahore General Hospital (LGH) to inquire about the health of Rizwana, a 14-year-old girl who subjected...