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….
The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is continuing to provide healthcare as best it can but overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation services, coupled with forced displacement, are posing severe health risks, the agency said in a post on X. Furthermore, safe water is unaffordable for many, and people are resorting to burning trash to…
“What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation; they’re seeing newborn babies simply dying because they (are) too low birth weight,” said Dr Margaret Harris from the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Increasingly, we’re seeing children that are at the point, brink of death…
Karachi: Psychologists say that the rate of mental illness is increasing in women in Pakistan as compared to men, but unfortunately, women neglect mental health due to the busyness of their private and professional lives. He expressed these views in a seminar on women’s mental health organized by Karwan Hayat on the occasion of International…
Increasing severity of cold, important news for students After the increase in the severity of the cold, there is an important news for the students. The Department of Primary and Secondary Education Peshawar has relaxed the uniforms of government schools due to the increase in cold. According to the announcement, children can come to school…
Washington: A rapid increase in suicide rates has been reported among Native Americans, Red Indians, and white males. According to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates have increased by 65 percent among Red Indian women, 35 percent among men, and 29 percent among white men. Furthermore, among…
—File photo Cough, cold and flu are also spreading rapidly due to increasing cold in the city of Karachi. According to medical experts, due to the changing weather, the rate of influenza and cold patients in OPDs is increasing rapidly in Karachi. Medical experts say that children are more affected by cold winds and change…
File photo Special Secretary Health Syed Waqar Al Hasan says that the Federal Ministry of Health received 52% less funds from the government this year, without increasing the budget, raids on hospitals and health centers will not improve. Syed Waqar-ul-Hassan has said in his statement in the Senate Standing Committee that only 23 billion rupees…
File photo More cases of conjunctivitis are being reported in Karachi and people of all ages are affected by this disease. Ophthalmologists say that hundreds of patients are coming to the hospitals every day, this disease is transmitted from one person to another. Ophthalmologists related to this disease say that prevention of conjunctivitis is very…
File photo Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh Maqbool Baqir took notice of increasing malaria cases across the province. Spokesperson of Sindh Chief Minister says that Maqbool Baqir has directed that malaria should be controlled within a week. Maqbool Baqir says that more cases of malaria are being reported from Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana and Sukkur divisions, the…
