Poliomyelitis Cases in Pakistan are now restricted to southern KP
Islamabad: The director general of World Health Organisation (WHO) has submitted a report to the forthcoming World Health Assembly that cases of poliomyelitis in Pakistan...
Pakistan to approach WHO for vaccine amid fears of mpox spread
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to obtain anti-monekypox vaccine from the World Health Organisation as the South Asian country reported first two cases of infectious diseases....
Health ministry issues guidelines on mpox after one case reported at Islamabad airport
Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Science has issued guidelines regarding mpox to all airports in Pakistan following the detection of a case at the...
World Malaria Day being observed today
KARACHI: Countries around the globe including Pakistan are observing April 25 as World Malaria Day to increase awareness about this dangerous disease. The World Health...
Pakistan reports 17 more cases of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 17 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. According to National Health Services (NHS) the country reported 17 cases of Covid-19 within 24-hours on...
World Immunization Week being observed from today
World Immunization Week is being observed countrywide from Monday to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination in protecting against diseases. This year’s theme ‘The...
Pakistan reports 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,580,579. The...
FDA clears extra Covid booster for some high-risk Americans
WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems....
KP govt temporarily suspends Sehat Card Plus
PESHAWAR: The Sehat Card Plus, which provided medical treatment to people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was temporarily suspended from Wednesday. This comes after a similar decision...
New Covid sublineages identified since Fauci’s retirement
More than one new sublineage of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was identified after the retirement of top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, contrary...
Five-day anti-polio campaign begins in different parts of KP
A five-day anti-polio campaign began in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today. According to the health department, the campaign has been launched in Bannu, Dera...
Met office forecasts dry weather
Dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, light rain-wind and thunderstorm is expected at isolated places...
COVID-19 likely came from humans, Chinese scientist claims
A Chinese scientist has claimed that humans may have been a source of COVID-19 virus origination, CNN reported. Tong Yigang of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology...
Both too little and too much sleep tied to increased stroke risk
ISLAMABAD: Quality sleep is essential for health. Sleep problems range from too short or too long sleep duration, difficulty falling and staying asleep, and symptoms...
South Korea to test sewage samples for Covid-19
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of...
Pakistan reports 49 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,579,911. The nationwide...
Bilawal inaugurates first lung transplant unit, health city, medicine unit in Gambat
Gambat: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday inaugurated first lung implant department. This department has been established in...
Autism Awareness Day Being Observed Today
Web Desk: World Autism Awareness Day is being observed on Sunday. Theme of this year is “Transforming the narrative: Contributions at home, at work, in...
133 New Covid Cases Reported Across Country In Last 24 Hours
Islamabad: As many as 133 new Covid positive cases have been reported in the country during the last twenty-four hours. According to National Institute of...
30 Persons Confirmed For Coronavirus In Karachi During Last 24 Hours
Karachi: As many as 1111 tests of coronavirus conducted in Karachi out of which 262 were positive in the last one week while the rate...
French Development Agency Pledges 55 Million Dollar To Pakistan For Supporting Polio Eradication
ISLAMABAD: French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged $55 million to help support Pakistan’s Polio Programme operations, in efforts to interrupt poliovirus transmission. A delegation of...
Health Dept Constitutes Investigation Committee To Probe Suicide Attempt By Ex-MS Landhi General Hospital
Karachi: Provincial health department Sindh has constituted an investigation committee for probe of the suicide attempt by the former Medical Superintendent (MS) of Landhi General...
Pakistan Reports 53 COVID Cases in 24 Hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,577,700. The nationwide...
Half of World on Track to Be Overweight by 2035
ISLAMABAD: More than half the world’s population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation...
Exercise May be More Effective Than Medication for Mental Health
A new study has found that physical exercise is highly beneficial for decreasing mental health symptoms. With high and growing mental health stats this study...
WHO Urges Assistance to African Nations Facing Cholera
KAMPALA,: A World Health Organization official in Africa is urging more support to countries facing cholera outbreaks, saying the disease has the potential to “quickly...
PM Formally Launches Countrywide Spring Tree Plantation Campaign
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formally launched countrywide spring tree plantation campaign in Islamabad on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister appealed the...
Pakistan Sees 42 Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,576,880. The...
Flu Experts Gather with H5N1 Risk on the Agenda
LONDON: The world’s leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that...
Ukraine’s Health Care on the Brink After Hundreds of Attacks
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a warning to the West over Ukraine by suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing that new...
Pakistan Reports 32 Coronavirus Cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,737. The nationwide...
PM Orders For Providing Free Medical Treatment To 50% Poor Patients At PKLI
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked authorities concerned to pay special attention to renew the system of Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute to provide...
Quarter Of World’s Population At Risk Of Floods, UN General Assembly President
UN:United Nations (UN) General Assembly President, Csaba Korosi warned some 1.8 billion on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the a water management event...
Pakistan Reports 17 More Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,658. The nationwide...
Pakistan Sees 13 Fresh Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,552. The nationwide...
Anti-Polio Drive Starts In Punjab, KP, Baluchistan Today
LAHORE: The anti-polio drive started in Punjab. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kp) and Baluchistan today. The second anti-polio drive has kicked off today in Lahore under strict...
30 More Covid Cases Reported
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,495. The nationwide...
ECC Approves Hike in Prices of 20 Drugs
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Friday gave its approval for increasing the prices of 20 medicines, including the rates...
AstraZeneca Goes for Growth With New Drugs as COVID Sales Wane
LONDON: AstraZeneca (AZN.L) forecast growth in 2023 earnings and revenue as the British drug maker seeks to offset declining sales of COVID-19 medicines with its...
Pakistan Reports Fresh 17 Coronavirus Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,444. The nationwide...
Road Safety Must Be Considered Serious Health-Related Problem: President of Inter Parliamentary Union
Islamabad: President of Inter Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco said road accidents are one of the main causes of deaths every year across the world. In...
Road accidents Are Needs To Be Tackled Through Planning, Implementation Of Relevant laws: President
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has said Pakistan should follow the world’s best practices and innovations in order to ensure safety on the roads. Addressing...
More Children Pulled Alive From Rubble in Turkey After More Than 30 Hours Of Rescue Operation
Ankara: Turkish state media is reporting on the rescues of more children in southern Turkey. They include a 12-year-old girl in the province of Malatya...
WHO Expresses Fears Death Toll Can Be Climbed Up To 40, 000 In Turkiye- Syria Earthquake
GENEVA: Over 23 million people could have been affected by the massive earthquake that ravaged Turkiye and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term...
Pakistani Drugmakers Threaten to Stop Production as Liquidity Crunch Bites
KARACHI: Citing an unprecedented increase in the cost of production due to the massive rupee devaluation in Pakistan, several local pharmaceutical companies Monday said it...
World Cancer Day Being Observed Today
World Cancer Day is being observed today with the aim of spreading awareness and educating people about its detection, treatment, and prevention. This year theme...
Pakistan Reports 18 Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,362. The nationwide...
Pakistan Reports 12 New Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,344. The nationwide...
Pakistan Reports Eight Coronavirus Cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,294. The nationwide...
Japan Will Continue to Monitor Covid Situation in China, Govt Says
TOKYO,: Japan will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation in China and deal “flexibly” with border control measures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on...