Pakistani satellite launched into lunar orbit – Photo: CTGN Islamabad: Along with China’s space mission ‘Cheng E6’, Pakistan’s satellite ‘Icube Qamar’ has left to orbit the moon, which will reach the moon’s orbit in 5 days and thus Pakistan is the sixth in the world to send a satellite into the moon’s orbit. The country…
—File photo The anti-polio campaign has started across the country, during which more than 24 million children will be given anti-polio shots. Coordinator National Health Services Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmed has appealed to the citizens to make their children below 5 years of age mandatory to get polio vaccine. Coordinator National Emergency Operations Center Dr….
A weekly report of communicable and non-communicable disease cases was prepared across the country. According to sources, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has prepared a nationwide report on communicable and non-communicable diseases. According to sources, epidemic and non-epidemic cases were reported from March 25 to 31, during which 134 thousand 498 cases of diarrhea…
The Men5CV vaccine offers a powerful shield against the five major strains of the meningococcal bacteria – A, C, W, Y and X – which cause the disease. Known by the brand name MenFive, it provides broader protection than the vaccine currently used in much of Africa, which is only effective against the A strain. …
Polio virus has been confirmed in 65 sewage samples this year – Photo: File Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Health has said that polio virus has been confirmed in environmental samples from 6 districts of the country. According to the data released by the Ministry of National Health, polio virus has been found in the…
—- File photo Recent research has shown obesity to be a troubling global problem, affecting nations like American Samoa the most. It is generally thought that obesity is a problem of western countries while the inhabitants of poor countries often suffer from lack of food, but the reality on the ground is not so simple….
Officials say the rules will get tougher over time—File: Photo Wellington: New Zealand’s government has said it is banning tobacco to stop selling it to a new generation, making New Zealand the first country in the world to ban tobacco. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the New Zealand government’s ban on…
File photo The national anti-polio campaign is starting tomorrow to protect more than 4.5 million children from polio in the country. From February 26 to March 3, polio workers will go door-to-door to administer polio vaccine drops across the country. These drops will be administered to children in 33 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from…
The Internet was closed, people were not allowed to contest the elections, the world is going crazy, the Sindh High Court Karachi: The Sindh High Court ordered the restoration of other apps including Twitter on petitions against internet service shutdown in the country. The Supreme Court said in a dialogue with the public prosecutor that…
About 190,000 herder households are struggling with inadequate feed, skyrocketing prices and heightened vulnerabilities, according to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia. Herding and livestock have traditionally been integral to Mongolia’s economy, culture and way of life. Estimates indicate that there are over 64 million livestock this winter season in Mongolia. “The…
