Health

Wraa Noor Haider Islamabad: Pakistan is a densely populated, low-income country with an estimated 21 million people. The general population’s lack of awareness, unhygienic lifestyles and poor sanitary conditions in populated areas are…

News Desk Sargodha: In a ceremony organised in a private college on Thursday to promote awareness about the health of pregnant women, nutritionist Ayesha Anfal stressed the importance of a healthy diet and the usage of folic acid…

News Desk Islamabad: After the air quality of the federal capital deteriorated due to persistent dry weather that followed in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the rise in air pollution raised fears that the number of people…

News Desk Islamabad: Changing one’s lifestyle, eating a healthier diet, quitting smoking, and participating in sports can help prevent heart disease in the winter, said Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) Executive Director Major…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan needs at least US$16.3 billion for rehabilitation and reconstruction in a resilient way and overall resilience of the country to future climate shocks, said a report of Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)…

News Desk Peshawar: With a rise of 488 new patients recorded over the past two months, the number of HIV/AIDS patients in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 5,690 registered patients, as reported by National AIDS Control Program (NACP)…

News Desk Quetta: A police head constable was shot dead when unidentified gunmen attacked a team administering polio drops to children under age five in the Killi Tarata area of Pashin district of Balochistan province, district sources…

News Desk Peshawar: The Education and Health departments are working together to conduct a campaign to eradicate stomach worms in 22 districts throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has approved…

Islamabad: As 26 new dengue cases were recorded in the last day, dengue cases are increasing in the federal capital. 4,372 confirmed dengue cases have been reported so far this season, according to District Health Officer (DHO) Islamabad…

News Desk Islamabad/Rawalpindi: A polio vaccination drive kicked off in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Monday followed by another drive to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to children by the end of this month in…