—File photo Patients of the capital Karachi are facing a shortage of tetanus injections. Senior Vice Chairman Pakistan Chemist and Druggist Association Abdul Samad Budhani has said that the patients are facing problems due to shortage of tetanus injection. Senior Vice Chairman PCDA says that ATS injection of tetanus is non-existent in Karachi, due to…
In a bleak assessment of the dire situation in Sudan where conflict is in its second year, the heads of 19 global humanitarian organizations issued an alert that further obstacles to providing aid “rapidly and at scale” will mean that “more people will die”. UN aid coordination office OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in…
“We have distributed an enormous amount of essential medical supplies, but it’s not enough. I mean, this is such an overwhelming disaster, it’s not enough,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Palestine. Speaking in Geneva on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly, the senior WHO official echoed widespread…
Galloway: A study on brain activity has shown that looking at your face during a video conference causes mental stress. Researchers at the University of Galloway in Ireland found in a study that people who participated in a meeting held on Zoom or Teams were more tired when they saw themselves on the screen. In…
Israeli authorities have not given a clear reason why, said OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, speaking during the regular briefing by UN humanitarian agencies in Geneva. “They very often deny and that is it, and it ends there. We do not get an explanation,” he said. In a widely reported telephone call last Thursday between United…
The report to the Human Rights Council said violations and crimes under international law committed in the protests sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022 include extra-judicial and unlawful killings and murder, unnecessary and disproportionate use of force, arbitrary deprivation of liberty, torture, rape, enforced disappearances and gender persecution. “These acts…
Apple declined to comment on the fine—Photo: Reuters The European Union will impose fines of 539 million dollars (500 million euros) on the famous technology company Apple for allegedly violating competition law. According to news agency Reuters, the Financial Times, citing sources, said in a report that Apple is accused of violating EU laws and…
San Diego: A new study suggests that bacteria on women’s faces can make wrinkles worse. Ultraviolet light and the aging process were thought to be the main factors behind the loss of elasticity in the skin, but now a new study suggests that bacteria may also play a role. The University of California San Diego…
In its latest alert on the deteriorating situation for 1.9 million displaced people in the Strip, UN aid coordination office OCHA blamed “delays and denials” along with active conflict for the lack of distribution beyond Wadi Gaza. “This includes medicines that would have provided vital support to more than 100,000 people for 30 days, as well…
That’s just one of the shocking findings of a new report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which found that instead of filing a formal complaint, many survivors prefer seeking redress through “traditional dispute resolution mechanisms” within the community for fear of the de facto authorities – including “fear of revictimization”. The report says…
