Low vaccination coverage, parental hesitancy cause of surge in VPDs

ISLAMABAD: A large number of vaccine-preventable disease (VPDs) cases are being reported across Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, where cases of measles, mumps, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and pneumonia are being re...

Ethical interventions fail to stop incentivised prescriptions in Pakistan: study

ISLAMABAD: Incentive-driven prescriptions, a practice where doctors accept benefits from pharmaceutical companies in exchange for prescribing promoted medicines, is alarmingly common in Karachi, according to a groundbreaking stu...

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Balochistan minister vows strict action against striking doctors

QUETTA: Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Kakar has said that the legitimate demands of doctors and medical staff will be addressed, but no one will be allowed to blackmail the government and that strict action will be taken aga...

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Dry spell sparks rise in viral infections

Islamabad: A health expert Friday sounded the alarm over a surge in viral infections of the throat and respiratory tract among children in the region, citing the prolonged dry weather, lack of rainfall and high dust levels as co...

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Mental Health behind the Wheel

Road accidents in Sindh are alarmingly common and increasing with each passing day, serving as grim reminders of how a fleeting moment of negligence can irreversibly impact countless lives. Behind the wheel, drivers bear not onl...

17-Jan-2025 Read More

Against children

Why is this country so against its own children and its own future? Are you sur-prised by this question? Look at some of the statistics and facts below and see if the question is still surprising. Some 40 per cent of our chil...

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