Health

News Desk  Islamabad: Supreme Court Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has highlighted the challenges Pakistan faces in dealing with climate change, emphasizing that it cannot be addressed without a compensation fund. Speaking at the…

AFP/APP Geneva:A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing. The World Health Organization (WHO) on…

News Desk United Nations: More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in “severe” food poverty, according to a recent UNICEF report. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for action to address the…

APP Islamabad: Health officials on Friday confirmed the presence of polio-virus in environmental samples from Quetta and Karachi Kemari. According to officials of the Ministry of Health, so far, polio virus has been confirmed in…

News Desk Islamabad: "There are an estimated 3.4 million individuals in conditions of bonded labor in Pakistan," stated Geir T. Tonstol, Country Director of the ILO, during a formal interaction with journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday. He…

APP Islamabad: There has been a significant increase in dengue cases, with 2,795 new cases reported nationwide in the past week.  According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the rise in cases is linked to increasing…

APP Burewala: As many as 25 minors, suffering from measles, are admitted at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital during the last two days. Following an increase in the number of children with measles, Deputy Commissioner Syed Asif Hussain…

News Desk  Quetta:  In a troubling incident unfolding in the border city of Chaman, Balochistan, armed assailants alleegdly linked to the 'Dharna' Committee have launched an attack on a polio vaccination team, resulting in injuries to…

APP Multan: Approximately 90,000 cases of breast cancer are reported annually in Pakistan, with about 60,000 resulting in fatalities, revealed Dr Ahmed Masood Ejaz, a renowned cancer specialist, on Saturday.  Dr Ejaz made these…

APP Islamabad: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Livestock Department has recommended the imposition of Section 144 in seven districts of the province in response to concerns over the potential spread of the Congo virus during Eid-ul-Azha.…