Hepatitis C cases in Pakistan are about 9.8 million, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

adminJuly 28, 2024September 20, 202408 mins

Strawberries are very good for heart health: Research Strawberries are not only popular for their bittersweet taste, but a new study has revealed that their daily consumption can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){ (function (d, s, id)…

400 million under-fives regularly experience violent discipline at home

adminJune 11, 2024September 20, 202404 mins

“When children are subjected to physical or verbal abuse at home, or when they are deprived of social and emotional care from their loved ones, it can undermine their sense of self-worth and development,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. The UNICEF data was released on Tuesday on the first-ever International Day of Play (IDOP)….

Gaza: conditions ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA

adminJune 3, 2024September 20, 202404 mins

The city of Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt had been home to well over a million forcibly displaced by nearly eight months of daily bombardment by the Israeli military, in response to Hamas-led terror attack in southern Israel on 7 October. “Thousands of families now shelter in damaged and destroyed facilities in Khan…

Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals

adminMay 14, 2024September 20, 202403 mins

The year also saw nearly 47 million new internal displacements, highlighting the urgent need for protection and prevention efforts, according to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), which supplied data for the report. “As the planet grapples with conflicts and disasters, the staggering numbers of 47 million new internal displacements tells a harrowing tale,”…

Anti-polio campaign started across the country, 2 crore 4 million children will be vaccinated

adminApril 29, 2024September 20, 2024013 mins

—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….

$2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

adminApril 17, 2024September 19, 202409 mins

The development came amid reports of ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip including Gaza City in the north, Rafah in southern Gaza and central Gaza, where more than dozen people were believed to have died in an apparent missile attack on a refugee camp on Tuesday. Video images reportedly from Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir…

Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia

adminApril 16, 2024September 19, 202404 mins

The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded. Organised by the UN along with the Governments of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, the conference aims to hear commitments that will enhance life-saving aid to approximately 15.5 million people in 2024. An immediate funding of $1 billion is required…

World News in Brief: Looming famine threat for Sudan, 3.3 million in need near Ukraine frontline, Haiti update, there’s a place for all in outer space

adminApril 12, 2024September 19, 202409 mins

After nearly a year of brutal civil war between rival militaries, food production has been hit and communities face acute shortages of other essential resources such as water and fuel. More than eight million people are believed to have been uprooted from their homes with tens of thousands killed or wounded. The World Health Organization…

World News in Brief: $12 million for Haiti, Ukraine airstrikes condemned, support mine action

adminApril 4, 2024September 19, 202404 mins

“These funds will enable aid partners to reach the hardest hit,” UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Port-au-Prince has been terrorised by armed gangs, and last month, they tightened their grip following a weekend jailbreak which allowed thousands of criminals to…

Amid a funding crisis, UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March

$414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

adminApril 3, 2024September 19, 202407 mins

UNRWA on Tuesday launched a $414.4 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled the country for neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan due to the conflict. Continue the support The funding will be used to keep cash and in-kind food assistance running, along with healthcare, education, and technical and vocational training. “We…