Pakistan to witness first supermoon of 2025 on October 7, enhancing night skies
ISLAMABAD: Astronomy enthusiasts are gearing up for the first supermoon of 2025, set to illuminate the night sky in the first week of October, as...
Met office predicts rainfall, thunderstorms in Karachi due to Low-Pressure System
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued an alert forecasting rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in parts of Karachi, driven by a well-defined low-pressure system. The...
Maryam Nawaz inaugurates Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Centre in Samli, Murree
During the inaugural ceremony, Maryam Nawaz announced that the new facility boasts a state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab and modern medical technologies. She emphasized that cardiologists...
Enemy India behind false propaganda against cervical cancer vaccine on social media: Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal has said the enemy country India is behind the false propaganda against the cervical cancer vaccine. Syed...
PM Shehbaz, Bill Gates explore expanded collaboration on health, relief, and development
NEW YORK: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a significant meeting with Bill Gates, co-chair of...
Mustafa Kamal sets $30 bln pharma export target for next five years
ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Wednesday set an ambitious target of achieving $30 billion in pharmaceutical exports within the next five years,...
To do away propaganda on cervical cancer campaign decided to administer vaccine to daughter: Kamal
Karachi: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday administered vaccine against cervical cancer to his daughter and placed himself a mark on her...
NDMA warns of flood risks amid forecast of heavy rains
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an update on the country’s river and weather situation, warning of potential flooding in several regions due...
Anti-cervical cancer vaccination drive begins in Punjab tomorrow
Lahore: In Punjab, a two-week long anti-cervical cancer vaccination campaign will commence from Monday. Provincial Minister for Health Khawaja Imran Nazir in a statement in...
PMDC reschedules MDCAT test across country on instruction of Mustafa Kamal
Islamabad: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on instruction of Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has rescheduled Medical and Dental College Admission...
Critical flood situation at river Chenab’s Head Panjnad, Surrounding Areas
LAHORE, MULTAN, BAHAWALPUR: The floodwaters at the Head Panjnad confluence of the River Chenab in Punjab have surged to alarming levels, signaling an intense flood...
Last day of anti-polio campaign today across country
Islamabad: Today is the last day of anti-polio campaign across the country. According to the National Emergency Center (NEC) before the last day more than...
PDMA issues warning: heavy rainfall predicted across punjab through september 9
LAHORE: The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a new advisory highlighting the likelihood of significant rainfall across much of Punjab. The ongoing 10th...
First US relief flight lands in Pakistan to Aid flood victims
ISLAMABAD: The United States has begun delivering humanitarian assistance to flood-affected regions in Pakistan, with the first of six scheduled flights arriving on Friday. This...
Kamal urges parents to play their duty to administer polio drops to children to avoid lifelong disability
Karachi: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that we have to work together for eradication of lethal and untreatable polio disease. Talking...
Heavy rainfall in Islamabad, Rawalpindi raise potential flood, overflowing streams
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a flood alert for Nullah Lai due to rising water levels. Rainfall was heaviest in Islamabad’s Sector H-8,...
Anti- polio drive aiming to vaccinate more than 28 million children begins across the country today
ISLAMABAD: A nationwide anti-polio campaign commenced on Monday (today), aiming to vaccinate more than 28 million children under the age of five across 99 districts,...
Heavy rain in Multan, rain emergency imposed
MULTAN: Heavy rainfall continues in Multan city and its surrounding areas. Government imposed rain emergency. Due to the downpour, areas like Tipu Sultan Colony, Hassan...
Lahore hits by heavy downpour
LAHORE: The Punjab capital city was hit by a heavy downpour on Saturday, causing widespread disruptions across the city. A two-hour spell of intense rain...
Germany’s New Consul General Thomas Eberhard Assumes Charge in Karachi
KARACHI: Germany’s new Consul General, Thomas Eberhard Schlesie, has officially taken charge of his position in Following his appointment, Consul General Schlesie began engaging with...
55-Year-old woman gives Birth to 17th Child in India
WEB DESK: In India, a 55-year-old woman has given birth to her 17th child. According to Indian media reports, Rekha, a resident of Udaipur district...
Karachi warned of possible urban flooding after fresh rain alert
LAHORE: Rain is expected in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Narowal, Hafizabad and Mandi Bahauddin from August 30 to 31. Central and...
NDMA issued high alert across the country as heavy rainfall expected in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Sialkot
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) predicted heavy rainfall with thunderstorms across the Country from August 29 to September 2. According to the Meteorological Department,...
Two fresh polio cases srfaces in country bringing this year total tally to 23
Islamabaf: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed two new poliovirus cases from south Khyber...
Flood-affected areas in KP experience surge in diseases; over 164,000 patients treated
ISLAMABAD: The districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa severely affected by recent floods are witnessing a significant increase in health issues, with more than 164,000 patients having...
NDMA predicts more heavy rain in Karachi
KARACHI: The national Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert, warning of more heavy rain in Karachi According to the NDMA, more heavy...
Mustafa Kamal inaugurates new question bank for MDCAT 2025 at PMDC
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday today visited Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC ). The Minister inaugurated a new question...
Karachi’s Monsoon toll rises to 17 as heavy rainfall continues
KARACHI: The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi has increased to 17, following ongoing heavy monsoon showers that have battered the city since the...
Tragedy strikes near Rawalakot as Dr. Gul Lalah goes missing after water surge
PESHAWAR: Dr. Gul Lalah, a lecturer at Poonch University, was swept away along with her vehicle near Tarar Campus in Rawalakot. According to authorities, his...
Two new cases of polio virus surfaces in Sindh, KP
ISLAMABAD:The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new cases of Polio. According to the official...
KP govt announces Rs2m each for flood-hit families
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced an increase in compensation for families of those killed in recent floods, raising the amount...
NDMA urges public to avoid mountain regions Amid adverse weather
ISlAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued a public advisory urging citizens to refrain from visiting mountainous areas due to ongoing severe...
Punjab hospitals extend OPD operating hours to enhance patient access
LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department has introduced an extension to outpatient department (OPD) hours at all government teaching hospitals throughout the province, aiming to facilitate...
Kamal reaffirms Govt’s commitment to eradicate counterfeit medicines in country.
Islamabad: Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has reaffirmed Government’s commitment to eradicate counterfeit medicines in the country. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, he said...
Another polio case surfaces in Laki Marwat brings this year tally to 12
Peshawar: A new case of polio has surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has brought the this year tally to 12. The KP health Ministry confirmed...
PM directs to improve healthcare system in Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the officials concerned to devise strategy for improving primary and secondary healthcare system in Islamabad to reduce...
Local manufacturing of vaccines, its uninterrupted provision to children are priority of Govt: Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that manufacturing of local vaccines and uninterrupted provision of the vaccines to the children...
Girl’s stomach lock extracted without surgery at Lyari
KARACHI: In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors at Lyari General Hospital successfully extracted a lock from the stomach of a 23-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities,...
Ensure transparency, speed and quality in public dispensation of health facilities to public: Mustafa Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the all the departments of the health ministry to ensure transparency, speed and quality in...
Federal dispensaries in Karachi to be upgraded to modern community health, preventive services centers: Mustafa Kamal
Karachi: Federal Minister for health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday, today visited central government dispensary at Karachi airport and reviewed facilities provided to patients. The...
Pakistan sets target of screening 165 million people for hepatitis C till 2030 under PM program: Kamal
Islamabad: A major headway reported in eradication of the lethal disease Hepatitis C from the country as Pakistan has set a target of screening as...
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What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Brains?
WEB DESK: Tiny, nearly invisible fragments of plastic—known as microplastics—have recently been discovered accumulating within human brains. Although the presence of these particles has been...
New polio case surfaces in Tank, yearly tally climbs to 11
Islamabad:The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed a new case of polio from District Tank...
Mustafa Kamal meets PM to brief about progress of ongoing projects, reforms of heath ministry
Islamabad: Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday. The PM and the Minister discussed...
Providing vaccination to every child is top priority of the Govt: Syed Mustafa Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that providing vaccines to every child in the country is our top priority. The...
Tele-medicine is not a technology but hope, access and new era of health: Syed Mustafa Kamal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday presided a high level meeting over tele-medicine revolution in the country. The Health Minister reviewed...
Punjab Govt announces Rs. 100,000 incentive for motorcyclists to switch to electric bikes.
LAHORE: Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb announced on Monday that motorcyclists who convert their petrol-powered bikes into electric vehicles (EVs) can receive a cash reward...
Mustafa Kamal emphasizes need for checking population growth rate
Islamabad: Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal has emphasized the need for checking population growth rate. Addressing an inauguration ceremony of anti-diarrhea program in...
CM Sindh committed to eliminating hepatitis by 2030
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to providing quality healthcare to every citizen of Sindh. On the occasion...
Hygeinic food, clean water, sterlized medical instruments to prevent causes of Hepatitis spread recommended
Web Desk: A medical specialist on Monday advised a healthy lifestyle, hygienic food, clean water and proper sterilisation of all medical instruments, including blades and...