Speakers advocate adoption of effective THR strategies ISLAMABAD: A round table conference hosted by the Initiative on Risk-reduction & Dependable Alternatives (IRADA)... Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am
Editorials A significant success EDITORIAL: It’s great news on the public health front. Pakistan has become the 19th country in the world to... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Pakistan Market witnesses shortage of life-saving drugs LAHORE: Different essential and life-saving drugs have disappeared from the market, putting the health and even the... Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:06am
Pakistan Benazir Nashonuma Programme: BISP signs two separate agreements with UNICEF, WHO ISLAMABAD: BISP has signed two separate agreements with the UNICEF and the WHO under the Benazir Nashonuma ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
World UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage has reached 90% DUBAI: Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency... Published 16 Sep, 2024 05:44pm
Pakistan ‘Govt taking steps to eradicate cholera’ ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) is taking every step for... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
World At least quarter of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza... Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:57pm
World Polio vaccine push moves to northern Gaza amid disruptions: WHO GENEVA: The third phase of a giant polio vaccination drive targeting children in Gaza began Tuesday in a... Published 10 Sep, 2024 05:43pm
Pakistan Karachi: report says over 1,400 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents in 2023 KARACHI: Motorcycles are a common mode of transport in Pakistan, particularly among middle-income families. While... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
Pakistan 'MedCon 2024' to be hosted at Expo Centre LAHORE Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), will... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am
Editorials Mpox: no room for complacency EDITORIAL: With Pakistan recording two cases of mpox on consecutive days on August 31 and September 1, there are... Published 04 Sep, 2024 06:53am
World Gaza parents rush to vaccinate kids against polio despite fear of violence AL-ZAWAYDA (Palestinian Territories): Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am
Pakistan 41pc Pakistani women anaemic: survey ISLAMABAD: The National Nutrition Survey report ‘Cost of In Action Tool’ revealed that more than 41 percent of... Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am
World UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines GENEVA: UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest... Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:42am
World Health official says polio vaccine campaign begins in war-torn Gaza A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:46pm
Pakistan Spread of monkeypox: Punjab steps up action LAHORE: The Punjab government has beefed up measures aimed at preventing spread of monkeypox. As a part of fresh... Published 30 Aug, 2024 08:14am
World Israel agrees ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations UNITED NATIONS: Israel has agreed to a series of three-day “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow UN health... Published 29 Aug, 2024 10:43pm
World South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: report BANGKOK: A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution, with... Published 28 Aug, 2024 12:04pm
World WHO says droplets a ‘minor’ route of mpox transmission GENEVA: The WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact,... Published 27 Aug, 2024 10:31pm
Pakistan Second Mpox case detected ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Friday, confirmed tracing second Mpox case in... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am
World Baby paralysed in Gaza’s first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says DUBAI: A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case... Published 23 Aug, 2024 05:18pm
World Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday confirmed an mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the... Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:37pm
World France to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines as it readies centres at home PARIS: France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries suffering from the emergency, as it readies... Published 20 Aug, 2024 10:36pm
Pakistan One case of Clade II mpox detected in KPK ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Monday, announced that the Mpox case identified... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am
World Congo authorities request mpox vaccines from Japan The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has requested Japan for supplies of mpox vaccines and syringes amid the... Published 19 Aug, 2024 11:12pm
World Nearly 2,000 attacks on Ukrainian health services during war: WHO COPENHAGEN: A total of 1,940 attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine have been registered since the start of... Published 19 Aug, 2024 05:58pm
Print 18,737 mpox cases detected in Africa since Jan NAIROBI: A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the... Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am
Pakistan Airports, seaports & borders: PM directs to make mpox screening system effective ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to make the monkeypox screening system ports, and borders of... Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:40am
World WHO warns more imported mpox cases likely in Europe soon COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said more imported Clade 1 mpox cases were likely to be confirmed in ... Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Pakistan Mpox: Punjab govt issues alert LAHORE: The Punjab health department has issued an alert about monkeypox across the province after the World Health... Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:22am