File photo Polio virus continues to spread in Pakistan, polio virus has been confirmed in environmental samples of 12 districts including two new districts Dera Ismail Khan and Bahawalpur. In Sindh, poliovirus has been reconfirmed in environmental samples from Mirpurkhas, Karachi South, East and Korangi. Polio virus has been confirmed in environmental samples from Lakki…
File photo The head of Pakistan Polio Program, Dr Shahzad Baig, has resigned. Dr. Shahzad Baig has said that he is resigning from the post of National Coordinator for Polio due to personal reasons. According to reports, the government had decided to bring government officials for the polio program a few days ago. Dr. Shahzad…
A large batch of anti-tetanus injection has reached Pakistan. According to Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) sources, 75 thousand multi-dose vials of anti-tetanus injection have reached Pakistan. Sources said that 75 thousand vials of anti-tetanus injection contain 15 lakh doses. According to Drap sources, the tetanus injections are imported by Amson Vaccines & Pharma….
Photo file Another case of polio virus has come to light in Pakistan, polio virus has been found in a 12-year-old girl in Tehsil Darozai of Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan. Officials have confirmed the presence of polio virus in the girl, 3 children have been infected by the police in Pakistan this year. According…
Karachi: Excessive use of antibiotic drugs has become the cause of 7 lakh deaths annually in Pakistan. Experts say that as a result of infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs, 300,000 people die directly in Pakistan every year, while 700,000 people die of various complications every year. become Antimicrobial resistance, or the increasing…
Health experts say that 70% of antibiotics are used unnecessarily in Pakistan. Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference was held in Karachi with the support of National Institute for Health Services Academy. On this occasion, experts said that 5 million people worldwide died as a result of the complications of antimicrobial resistance. According to experts, the control of…
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that 60,000 people died in Pakistan in 2019 due to bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs. According to the report, bacteria that cause typhoid, diarrhea and TB have developed resistance to antibiotic drugs. In 2019, 1.3 million people were killed due to this bacteria. The World…
File photo Experts say that millions of cases of stomach and liver diseases are coming to light in Pakistan every month. Addressing the 6th Annual Pak GI and Liver Disease Conference, experts said that half of the patients who come to emergency departments come with complaints of stomach diseases. Dr. Lubna Kamani says that Pakistan…
Pakistani satellite launched into lunar orbit – Photo: CTGN Islamabad: Along with China’s space mission ‘Cheng E6’, Pakistan’s satellite ‘Icube Qamar’ has left to orbit the moon, which will reach the moon’s orbit in 5 days and thus Pakistan is the sixth in the world to send a satellite into the moon’s orbit. The country…
File photo. In Pakistan, about seven thousand children die every day due to various diseases, out of which about 150 children lose their lives due to various birth defects. Congenital defects or birth defects of children can be corrected by operation or surgery soon after birth but unfortunately there are less than 200 pediatric surgeons…
