—File photo The federal government has allocated 27.86 billion rupees for the health department in the budget of the next fiscal year 2024-25. 19.86 billion rupees have also been allocated for 14 new health schemes. In the federal budget, 5 billion rupees have been allocated for hepatitis C in the next financial year. The entire…
Iconic photo An alert was issued by the Punjab Health Department to control the increasing epidemic of measles. Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir and Salman Rafique visited Kabirwala Basic Health Center (BHU) and reviewed the medical facilities and supply of medicines. The provincial ministers ordered to complete the upgradation work of the hospital soon….
File photo On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, new stretchers and beds were delivered to the emergency department of May Hospital. It should be remembered that Maryam Nawaz had ordered new stretchers and beds to be given to the emergency ward of May Hospital on the demand of patients and doctors. On…
— File photo Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz says that WHO has provided 25 modern motorbike ambulances. A ceremony of giving vehicles and equipment to the Health Department was organized under WHO in Karachi. Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz addressed the participants in this event. Caretaker Health Minister Sindh says that there is…
Iconic photo The Punjab Health Department banned the use of 9 syrups of 4 companies. The drug testing laboratory declared all the 9 syrups substandard, using substandard ethanol in the preparation of these syrups. These syrups were used to treat allergies, throat, cough, itching, vomiting, nausea and hepatitis. Drug inspectors across Punjab have been directed…
File photo. During the last 24 hours in Punjab More 979 children suffered from pneumonia while 14 children died due to pneumonia. After these deaths, the number of children who died of pneumonia in the province in the first 24 days of this year has increased to 208, while the number of cases of pneumonia…
The health department has instructed the citizens to be careful. Photophile Karachi: The Director General (DG) of Sindh Health Department directed all the DHOs and Medical Superintendents across the province to take measures related to the new variant of Covid-19 in view of the increase in the cases of corona variant across the country. In…
In view of the increase in the cases of corona variant across the country, the Sindh Health Department has issued guidelines. In this regard, all the DHOs and Medical Superintendents of Sindh have been instructed to take steps in the directive issued by the Director General Health Sindh from Karachi. The directive says that people…
According to the team, Patients with trauma injuries were being sutured on the floor, limited to no pain management is available at the hospital, and the emergency department is so full that workers must take care not to step on patients on the floor. Al-Shifa Hospital, formerly the most important and largest referral hospital in…
In view of the possible threat of Nipah virus, Sindh Health Department has issued an alert. In Karachi, Director General Health Sindh has written a letter to all the hospitals and has directed the medical superintendents, directors and livestock department of hospitals across Sindh to be alert. According to the health department, the Nipah virus…
