The trucks carried items from the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, including food commodities, shelter, hygiene, and other supplies. Most of the trucks, 47, went through the Bab al-Hawa crossing and the remainder entered through Bab al-Salam, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in…
Pakistan pharmaceutical manufacturers announced to stop the production of medicines after a week. Speaking to Jang News, Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association leader Qazi Mansoor Dilawar said that the production of medicines will be stopped after a week. He further said that due to the huge increase in the value of the dollar, it is not…
Caffeine can alter the effects of some medications by increasing or decreasing their effect. Photo: File For many of us, starting the day without a cup of coffee or tea is unthinkable. However, in some cases, caution should be taken regarding the drink taken with the medicine. Some medicines can be taken at different times…
A lack of access to healthcare and medicines has been fuelling a host of opportunists aimed at filling the gaps, the report Trafficking in Medical Products in the Sahel shows. But, this supply and an imbalance in demand, has triggered deadly results. Bitter pill of trafficking In sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 267,000 deaths per year are linked to…
