natural disaster

News Desk Islamabad: The Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) and the Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions (PAMI) have collectively launched the Mission Essar Earthquake Relief Fund to…

News Desk Islamabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) introduced a new child-focused initiative designed to improve nation-level disaster preparedness and better prepare for upcoming climate calamities. To address the…

APP Quetta: As the sole breadwinner for his 13 members' family, Dil Murad used to earn Rs 200 to Rs 400 per day by collecting rags from trash cans and public dumps as means of subsistence. He was leading a difficult but happy life when…

Wraa Noor Islamabad: The recent severe flooding in parts of Pakistan has left some 3.4 million children in need of aid for being at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning, and malnutrition and more than 1.6 million of the 6.4…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: A health expert on Monday appealed to the government, non-governmental organizations, and philanthropists to donate mosquito nets and take appropriate steps for prevention of dengue cases as the number of infections…

APP ISLAMABAD: The country’s one-third land has been submerged due to torrential rains and flash floods and it has been causing health complications among the affected people particularly in the children and women. Senior Medical Officer…