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APP Peshawar: Director Public Health, Dr Irshad Ahmad Roghani says that three confirmed cases of monkeypox disease have been reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, and all the patients have returned from Gulf countries.  In an…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the closure of three stone crushing plants in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa due to severe air pollution.  This decision follows a 17-page written order issued on July 11 by Justice…

News Desk New York: Israeli bombing continued overnight into Thursday in besieged Gaza, where some of the tens of thousands of displaced individuals have had to turn back after finding nowhere to shelter, according to UN humanitarian…

APP United Nations: Heavy shelling was reported in the supposed safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday, despite ongoing international efforts to secure a ceasefire.  Meanwhile, the UN health agency reported that 32 deaths…

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…

AFP/APP Geneva: Countries are in the final stages of negotiations to establish a global agreement on pandemic preparedness and prevention, following two years of talks spurred by the impact of Covid-19. Here are five essential…

News Desk  Islamabad: The country's average life expectancy experienced a slight decline, dropping to 72.3 years in 2023 from 72.4 years recorded in 2022. Experts attribute this decline mainly to an increase in infectious and…

APP Peshawar: The World Health Organization (WHO), in its commitment to enhancing health services, has revitalized approximately 63 health facilities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that had nearly ceased functioning due to severe damage from…

APP Peshawar: In a collaborative effort spanning various fields of expertise, voices from the realms of medicine, entomology, dermatology, and zoology are amplifying calls for the initiation of clinical trials aimed at discovering…

APP United Nations: At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study. That's one billion people who lived with the disease…