Echoing new dire assessments of the catastrophic situation in the devastated enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new ceasefire call so that humanitarian relief can be brought into Gaza to help rebuild hospitals including Al Shifa, which has been “basically destroyed” after a recent Israeli incursion. “The management is trying to get the…
The call by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland followed Monday’s adoption by the Security Council of a resolution “demanding” an immediate ceasefire in the enclave for the remainder of Ramadan, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. However, intense hostilities have continued between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters, with reports of many killed overnight,…
File photo Free treatment for children suffering from heart diseases has started in Quetta. According to the Department of Health, free treatment for children has been started by Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Heart Diseases. The health department said that the free treatment for children has been started in collaboration with NICVD….
In a scheduled update to the UN’s top rights forum, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights explained that the humanitarian emergency there linked to the 2021 coup had worsened in recent months. “Three years of military rule have inflicted – and continue to inflict – unbearable levels of suffering and cruelty on people in…
In Pakistan, a robot equipped with artificial intelligence was developed for the improvement of children suffering from autism: Photo: Express News Karachi: In Pakistan, a robot equipped with artificial intelligence has been developed for the improvement of children suffering from autism, which will be sold in the local market next month, while this robot will…
Alice Wairimu Nderitu also underscored the need to intensify diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end. “Civilians should never pay the price of a conflict for which they bear no responsibility,” she said in a statement. “Their most basic rights must be protected and preserved, and their humanitarian needs must be met,” she…
In the early hours of 6 February 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, claiming over 50,000 lives in Türkiye and a further 5,900 in Syria, with thousands more injured. “Thousands of families have yet to heal from the impact of the devastation; survivors live with the loss…
Trying to include mental health in general health, experts (Photo: File) Karachi: Psychiatrist Prof. Naseem Chaudhry says that 24 million people in Pakistan are suffering from mental illness, which means that one out of every 8 people in the world is suffering from mental illness. In order to improve the mental health of people who…
File photo. During the last 24 hours in Punjab More 979 children suffered from pneumonia while 14 children died due to pneumonia. After these deaths, the number of children who died of pneumonia in the province in the first 24 days of this year has increased to 208, while the number of cases of pneumonia…
Photo: File During the last 24 hours in Punjab, 579 more children suffered from pneumonia while 2 children died due to pneumonia. According to the Punjab Health Department, 133 children were infected with pneumonia in Lahore during the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department, 1,346 children have been affected by pneumonia in Lahore…
