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PMA Seeks Forensic Audit of Disease Programmes
A PMA forensic audit of the country's disease control programmes is the demand from the Pakistan Medical Association, which...
Faisalabad Hospital Faces Cardiac Stent Shortage
Faisalabad Hospital Faces Cardiac Stent Shortage
A cardiac stent shortage at the Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology Hospital (FIC) has left a large number of heart...
Pakistan Trials Antibiotic Alternatives on Chicken
Pakistan Trials Antibiotic Alternatives on Chicken
Pakistan will trial antibiotic alternatives on chicken farms, under a research agreement signed with Denmark-based International Centre for Antimicrobial...
First Patient Receives Pioneering Stem-Cell Treatment for Parkinson’s in Japan
First Patient Receives Pioneering Stem-Cell Treatment for Parkinson's in Japan
A patient in Japan has received the first transplant in a post-approval study of a...
November Polio Drive Targets 24 Million Children
November Polio Drive Targets 24 Million Children
Pakistan's November polio drive will vaccinate around 24 million children under five in 97 selected districts from November...
Punjab Cancer Hospital Gets Rs10bn
Punjab Cancer Hospital Gets Rs10bn
Punjab cancer hospital Rs10 billion was released by the Punjab Finance Department for the Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospital to provide...
Health Ministry Scraps Flawed Vaccine Tender
Health Ministry Scraps Flawed Vaccine Tender
Pakistan's health ministry has scrapped a flawed vaccine tender and abolished the vaccination setup run through Border Health Services...
Sindh Mpox Cases Cross 100 as Woman Reaches ICU
Sindh Mpox Cases Cross 100 as Woman Reaches ICU
Sindh mpox cases have crossed 100 this year after another case was confirmed in Karachi, prompting...
Karachi Hospitals Report Surge in H1N1 Flu Cases
Karachi hospitals report surge in flu cases as H1N1 circulates
Major public hospitals in Karachi have reported a clear rise in flu patients as winter...
Drug Pricing Formula Review Ordered in Pakistan
The government has ordered a review of the existing drug pricing formula to ensure medicines remain fairly priced, warning that price increases without valid...
Peshawar Polio Booster Drive Targets 1.1m Children
Peshawar Polio Booster Drive Targets 1.1m ChildrenA six-day polio booster campaign has begun in 48 high-risk union councils of Peshawar. It targets 1,111,107 children...
KP Dengue Cases Reach 4,856 as Kohat Becomes Hotspot
KP Dengue Cases Reach 4,856 as Kohat Becomes Main HotspotKP dengue cases continued to rise in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during October, the peak month for...
Counterfeit Medicines Found in Karachi Lab Tests
Six Fake Medicines Found in Karachi Lab TestsSeven samples of six widely used medicines sold in Karachi have been declared counterfeit after laboratory tests...
Which Milk is better? Cow’s or Buffalo’s Milk
In the debate of cow milk vs buffalo milk, both have loyal followers across South Asia. Milk is an essential part of our daily...
Overcoming Mental Fatigue: Effective Strategies for Renewed Energy
Mental fatigue or mental exhaustion also severely affects physical performance. When a person is mentally tired, their ability to handle other tasks decreases.Experts say...