French, Japanese, and American companies have developed special lenses to correct low vision in children. Photo: File Tokyo: Around the world, especially children are suffering from myopia, but now a Japanese company has created a special lens that can slow down this condition. It has been tested in several countries in Europe including France and…
After ten years of research, 60 new genetic disorders and diseases have been discovered in thousands of people. Photo: File London: A detailed study of thousands of children with rare and incurable hereditary conditions has revealed 60 new diseases, most of which are genetic. A detailed comparison of the children and their parents has been…
Karachi: Hematologist Dr. Saqib Ansari has said that according to a conservative estimate, 10,000 children are suffering from hemophilia in Pakistan. In Karachi alone, 3,000 children are affected by the disease, but unfortunately, due to the lack of official registration across the country, the exact number of affected children cannot be estimated. He expressed these…
An institution has been established for the care of the children of worshippers; Photo: Saudi Media Mecca: For the first time in Masjid al-Haram, a play area has been created to keep children busy, where children can sleep, so that parents can worship together and children can be supervised by trained staff. In Masjid al-Haram,…
Meanwhile, thousands more girls and boys have been subjected to grave violations amid ongoing conflict in the region, UNICEF added, underscoring the need to protect children in Nigeria. As recently as 7 April, some 80 children were abducted by militants in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara state, the UN agency said, citing local…
“We are deeply concerned at reports that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing and are at high risk of being trafficked within the UK,” the three experts, or Special Rapporteurs, said in a statement. Local authority responsibility They said that instead of being housed in hotels, children should be placed in the care of…
International experts have developed a TB detection algorithm that can accurately identify the disease in children. Photo: File Dhaka: In the 21st century, the identification of a disease like TB still remains a mystery, with many cases going undiagnosed. Now with the help of computer algorithm looking at sputum and X-ray can be of great…
Black cataract disease is spreading rapidly among Pakistani children, in which Al Shafa Eye Hospital is playing a very important role. Photo: File Rawalpindi: Glaucoma is spreading rapidly among Pakistani children, for which timely treatment is essential. In order to save children from loss of sight in this alarming situation, 22 to 25 children have…
UNICEF Representative in Türkiye, Regina De Dominicis, said that while the humanitarian response to the disaster was swift, “immediate futures of millions of children remain uncertain”. Urgent health and protection needs To cover the most pressing needs, UNICEF has reached more than 390,000 people with hygiene kits, winter clothes, electrical heaters and blankets. The…
File photo 5 children drowned in a temple tank in Chennai, India. According to Indian media, the incident happened during religious rituals, the bodies of the children have been removed. According to Indian media, the police have also started investigating the incident. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
