Articles about: Health; health situation in disaster and disease-waves such as Dengue, COVID-19, etc.; vaccination and vaccination campaigns; legislative and political discussions about health; development and construction of health-related facilities; challenges of the health-related staff; health-related social issues.
In Pakistan, malnutrition poses a silent yet catastrophic threat to the health, development, and future of millions, particularly children and women, suffer from its effects. Pakistan has the largest population of stunted childr...
KARACHI: The province of Sindh has been declared “maternal and neonatal tetanus-free” by international experts. A debriefing session held on Monday at a local hotel was chaired by Sindh Health Secretary Rehan Iqbal Baloch...
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s efforts to procure dialysis machines for teaching hospitals suffered a major blow as the health secretary blacklisted a Japan-based firm for violating the agreement. The action was initiated ...
ISLAMABAD: Three more polio cases reported from Pakistan, bringing the number of total patients in the country this year to 59. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has c...
The World Health Organisation has identified human immunodeficiency virus as a persistent global public health challenge that has claimed an estimated 42.3 million lives to date. Transmission continues in every country, with an ...
December 1 serves as a poignant reminder to honour the lives lost to AIDS and to renew global efforts in combating the disease. Since the advent of the epidemic, over 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses world...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the incumbent government is committed to strengthening the national HIV response to prevent lethal diseases like Aids. “On this World Aids Day 2024, Pakistan stands united w...
QUETTA: Balochistan has reported 462 new cases of HIV/AIDS, raising the total number of registered HIV patients in the province to 2,823, an alarming situation, according to Dr Zulfiqar Baloch, the coordinator of the Balochist...
PESHAWAR: A sixth case of Mpox has been confirmed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Health Adviser Ihtesham Ali announced on Saturday. The patient, a 35-year-old man from Kot Kashmir union council in Lakki Marwat district, tested positi...
Many of us experience illness from time to time and worry about our overall health. We live in nature but often do not connect with it. Although we are on the earth, we rarely touch it. One important element of nature is Mother ...