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News DeskIslamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that without urgent measures, over half of the world's countries could experience a measles outbreak by the year's end.Natasha Crowcroft, a senior…

APP Sukkur: Health experts have attributed the current extremely cold weather as the primary factor behind the surge in viral infections, particularly chest infections and fever, affecting both rural and urban areas of northern Sindh. The…

News DeskRawalpindi: The District Health Authority (DHA) has lodged 29 FIRs (First Information Report), issued tickets to 11, sealed one premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 279,000 on violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.…

News DeskIslamabad: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration launched a seven-day anti-polio vaccination campaign on Tuesday, aimed at children under the age of five, with assistant commissioners leading the charge.…

News DeskNew York: Nearly 15 million people in Pakistan are affected by Hepatitis B and C, with 150,000 new cases reported every year. These multifaceted challenges stemmed from unsafe blood transfusions, unhygienic dental treatments…

News DeskPeshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has issued advisory guidelines to the administrations of all districts on how to prevent the ophthalmia (pink-eye) epidemic that spread across the province.Health…

News DeskIslamabad: As many as 50 new Coronavirus cases are reported nationwide during the last 24 hours. The case positivity ratio is 1.77 percent and 23 patients are in critical condition.As per the data shared by the National…

News DeskIslamabad: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) held a briefing with policymakers and media on the state of children’s rights and measures taken by the Commission during its first term.The purpose of the…

News DeskIslamabad: Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) Managing Director Amir Fida Paracha announced on Monday that the organisation has plans to start a national awareness campaign about preventing childhood thalassemia.According to a…

News DeskRawalpindi: Two more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Rawalpindi during the last 24 hours, raising the district's tally of confirmed cases to 47,659.According to the statistics released by the District Health…