Photo: File After the environmental samples of polio in three districts of Swabi, Swat and Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came positive, the health department has decided to start anti-polio campaign in 9 districts. A 5-day anti-polio campaign will start from Monday in 9 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar. During the campaign, more than 35…
— file photo This year, more than 1,000 cases of measles have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Director EPI Dr. Muhammad Arif has said that more than 1,000 measles cases have been reported in children, 185 in DI Khan, 147 in Peshawar, 113 in Charsadda and 92 in Swabi. He told that This year, 13…
—File photo The shortage of medicines in the hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became severe. According to the document, there is a shortage of immunoglobulins, anti-rabies vaccine and emergency drugs in hospitals, and no orders have been placed for the purchase of drugs due to lack of funds. DG Health has informed the Secretary Health about…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Advisor Dr Riaz Anwar – file photo Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Advisor Dr Riaz Anwar says that it is hoped that all health card facilities will be restored in 2 to 3 weeks. Dr Riaz Anwar while talking to ‘Jeo News’ said that there are financial problems related to health card, the late…
—File photo A Congo virus advisory has been issued to hospitals and District Health Offices (DHOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department, all hospitals will immediately report to the department in case of suspected patients and will ensure the establishment of a separate isolation ward for Congolese patients. According to…
—File photo The anti-polio campaign continues for the second day in 5 divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the Health Department of KP, the campaign against polio is being conducted in Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan, Malakand and Hazara divisions. According to the health department, the target of giving polio drops to more than 63 lakh children…
Health experts say that 75 lakh people are suffering from diabetes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A symposium was organized in Peshawar on prevention of diabetes and awareness of this disease organized by Pakistan Endocrine Society. In the symposium, health experts said that there are 75 lakh people who have diabetes but they do not know about…
—File photo In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the rate of thalassemia patients started increasing due to inter-family marriages. Gula Khan, a resident of Wazir Bagh area of Peshawar, brings his 10-year-old son suffering from thalassemia for blood transfusion twice a month. Gula Khan says that due to the custom of marriages in his own family in Pakhtun…
A 5-day anti-polio campaign has been decided from May 15 in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the health department, the target of vaccination of more than 35 lakh 35 thousand children has been set during the campaign. According to the health department, the campaign will be conducted in Nowshera, Swat, Bajaur, Hangu, Kirk,…
File photo Polio virus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of two cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the National Institute of Health, wild polio virus 1 was confirmed in the sewage water of Peshawar and Hangu. Sewage samples from Peshawar and Hangu were taken in April 2023. Federal officials say that the polio…
