—File photo All 2 crore people of Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were deprived of health facilities. In the letter, State Life has directed not to admit new patients under the health facility program in the federal territories. The letter states that the Punjab government’s funding for the health facility program in federal areas is…
Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role as a member of the US delegation to the United Nations in the two-year-long process that led to the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She famously said that the “real change which must give to people throughout the world their human rights must come about…
With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today. In the lead-up to the conference, the UN released a…
File photo 72 new cases of dengue have been confirmed in Punjab province during the last 24 hours. According to the Punjab Health Department, 14,712 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in 36 districts of Punjab this year. The Punjab Health Department said that yesterday 37 dengue cases were reported in Lahore, 9 in Multan,…
London: Bone and muscle diseases are on the rise at an alarming rate and cases are expected to double in the next three decades. According to a new study published in The Lancet Rheumatology Journal, joint, muscle and bone diseases will increase by 115% in the next 30 years. Experts have warned that by 2050,…
The annual observation on 29 November marks the day in 1947 that the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on partitioning Palestine into two independent States, one Arab and one Jewish. The 1948 displacement of Palestinians from land that became Israel – known as the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic) – is the subject of an…
They reiterated calls for access to all parts of the war-shattered enclave where the death toll inched towards 15,000 and many displaced people were sleeping in the streets. UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva that the hope regarding the agreement between Israel and Hamas announced earlier this week…
—-File photo 141 more dengue virus has been confirmed in Punjab during 24 hours. According to the health department, 76 cases of dengue have been reported in Lahore, 18 in Multan and 11 in Faisalabad. Apart from this, 15, 15 cases of dengue have been reported in Rawalpindi and Gujranwala. The health department has informed…
According to a new study, people who eat only between 9 am and 7 pm are not only happier and more satisfied, but also feel less hungry and feel more energetic and alert. Researchers say that fasting for 14 hours a day is good for your health and will help you feel less hungry, while…
—File photo Another 138 cases of dengue virus were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to Secretary Health Ali Jan Khan, 11 thousand 863 dengue patients have been reported in Punjab this year. Ali Jan Khan said that 74 dengue patients have been reported in Lahore, 18 in Faisalabad, 13 in Rawalpindi,…
