Rawalpindi records 4,749 dengue cases

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi’s dengue tally has reached 4,749 cases, with the arrival of one more patient during the last 24 hours. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood Friday said that...

A call for transparency and accountability

Public health policies should be designed to protect the well-being of citizens, not to serve the interests of powerful corporate entities. Yet, we are witnessing an alarming trend in Pakistan where the food and beverage industr...

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Blueprint for a rising Pakistan

March 23 marks a defining moment in our nation’s history. It is a day that reminds us of the unwavering resolve of our forefathers, who envisioned an independent and sovereign Pakistan. The Lahore Resolution of 1940 was more t...

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Fasting among children may cause growth problems

Rawalpindi : The weather has started becoming hot while the fasting duration, from ‘sehr’ to ‘iftar’ is over thirteen-and-a-half hours and in the existing conditions, according to paediatricians, frequent fasting among c...

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Mpox starts spreading locally as Karachi reports first case with no travel history

Sindh has reported its first case of monkeypox (Mpox) and Pakistan’s second locally transmitted infection after Peshawar, as a 29-year-old patient from Malir tested positive despite having no recent travel history, raising con...

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Additional funds being provided for supply of medicines: Salman

LAHORE : Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that Punjab government is providing additional funds in addition to the budget for the supply of medicines in government hospitals. Licencing and cleanliness of blo...

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