Islamabad performs its first-ever robotic surgery successfully
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has achieved a major breakthrough in the medical field with the successful completion of its first robotic-assisted surgery. The landmark procedure was performed...
Pakistan is set to initiate local vaccine production
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has taken a significant step toward reducing Pakistan’s reliance on imported vaccines by initiating work on the country’s first local...
Health Alert! Three Monkey pox cases reported in Lahore
LAHORE: Two confirmed cases of monkeypox, along with one suspected infection, were reported at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital on Thursday. Medical officials identified the confirmed patients...
Poliovirus found in 10 of 12 sewage samples in Karachi; Sindh CM calls for enhanced vaccination efforts
KARACHI: Recent environmental testing has revealed the presence of poliovirus in 10 out of 12 sewage samples collected from Karachi’s sewerage system last month, prompting...
Sindh CM urges full support to achieve Polio-Free status
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has emphasized the importance of collective efforts in eliminating polio from the province. As per detail, During...
Pakistan face severe water crisis, deposits are declining rapidly; ADB
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has highlighted a critical water crisis in Pakistan, emphasizing that economic development is unattainable without ensuring water security. Although...
Pakistan to launch last 2025 anti-polio nationwide drive from Dec 15
ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has announced that over 45 million children will be safeguarded from lifelong disabilities through the ongoing polio vaccination...
Bilawal inaugurates new dialysis, lithotripsy facilities at SIUT Karachi
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari officially launched the new dialysis and lithotripsy centers at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT)...
Uzma Khan confirms Imran Khan’s health Is good
RAWALPINDI: Uzma Khan, the sister of PTI leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has assured that his health is in good shape. After visiting...
Remarkable multiple births in Swabi: Woman welcomes four healthy babies, community celebrates
SWABI: In a remarkable medical achievement, a woman at the Bacha Khan Medical Complex in Swabi has given birth to four children simultaneously. According to...
Pakistan’s Measles & Rubella Outbreak: A Preventable Disaster Exposing Deep Systemic Flaws
ISLAMABAD: The recent surge in measles and rubella cases across Pakistan is more than just a public health concern, it is a stark indictment of...
Maryam Nawaz directs to complete health projects on time
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed to complete all the projects of health sector within stipulated time maintaining the highest of...
Jinnah Medical Complex is a significant milestone in healthcare development, PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad is nearing completion, emphasizing that this initiative will serve as a...
20,000 cops deployed as 408 polling stations declared highly sensitive in Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab police have finalised a comprehensive security plan for the by-elections being held in national and provincial constituencies across the province on Sunday (today)....
Lahore becomes world’s second most polluted city yet again
LAHORE: Despite repeated mitigation measures, Punjab continues to grapple with severe smog, with Lahore once more emerging as the world’s second most polluted city. Data...
Nationwide anti-rubella/measles vaccination drive begins
KARACHI: Pakistani health authorities have initiated a nationwide campaign to vaccinate over 57 million children this month against rubella, measles, and polio, as reported by...
Dengue continues to claim lives in Karachi; 90 new cases reported in 24 hours
KARACHI: The dengue outbreak in Karachi persists, claiming two more lives and prompting the hospitalization of 90 new patients within the past 24 hours, according...
Mustafa Kamal urges PIMS to ensure Top-Quality care for blast victims
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal visited the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad to assess the medical treatment being provided...
LHC affirms Punjab healthcare commission’s authority to set medical service prices
LAHORE: Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh of the Lahore High Court has dismissed petitions filed by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and other private healthcare...
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi hospitalised after cardiac complications
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was hospitalised after experiencing chest pain and later underwent a heart procedure during which doctors inserted two stents...