Health

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemns attack near a girls’ school in the southwestern province of Balochistan.At least nine people, including...

Background The fundamental concept of primary healthcare (PHC) was first recognized as the cornerstone of “health for all policy” in...

IGHD Launches Nutrition Courses for Health Professionals  The Aga Khan University Source link

washington —  Militant groups have intensified attacks against polio vaccination teams and their police escorts in Pakistan amid a dramatic...

Revealing the Invisible: WWF-Pakistan’s mission for clean air  IQAir News Source link

An estimated 4.4%—or 11 million Pakistanis—will experience impoverishment due to out-of-pocket spending for healthcare services in 2024. Substituting such expenditures...

Lahore: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for London on Friday for medical treatments, according to his party.The Pakistan...

  Pakistan, one of the last two endemic countries for wild polio, is closer than ever before to ending this devastating...

In Pakistan, polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign. Violence targeting health workers has also hurt years...

ISLAMABAD: While the much-touted health card has been completely suspended in Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and some...

Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are brimming with chikungunya virus patients. Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting...

Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump’s pause on US resettlement programs ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees on...

Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under 5 years of age.One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed,...

Anbarasan EthirajanSouth Asia Regional EditorGetty ImagesPakistani officials are preparing to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign for children under fiveHealth authorities...

PESHAWAR: Warring tribes in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district, where tribal and sectarian clashes since November have claimed over 130...

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan said Saturday that two children in its southern Sindh province had been paralyzed by poliovirus, bringing the...

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA), on Friday, outlined plans for a major revamp of Islamabad’s health infrastructure. In a...

DemographicsOf the 200 responses received, 183 provided complete PHQ-9 and DASS-21 scales, and these form the basis of the analyses;...

Concern is mounting regarding the health of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has spent over a year in...

Muslim World League pledges to make ‘Islamabad Declaration’ constitutional document for girls’ education ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdul Karim...