Health

PUBLISHED November 10, 2024 KARACHI: Concern over mental health is on the rise in Pakistan, a nation of more than...

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services and Regulations has resolved to elevate national healthcare through decisive...

Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, claims responsibility for ‘suicide’ attack targeting soldiers.At least 26 people have been killed and...

KARACHI: A recent international study presents a compelling case for a swift global phase-out of lead, classified as a potent...

LAHORE: Expressing its concern over the possibility of misuse of mental health law to curtail liberty of a person, the...

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s only ‘stroke intervention programme’ in Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) has been shut down due to...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to close additional schools and keep government...

1 Introduction Childhood obesity is a pressing public health concern with far-reaching implications for the well-being of children and societies...

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Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan’s battle to eradicate polio, but teams of dedicated volunteer health...

Period poverty is an ongoing global issue that prohibits millions of girls and women from living their daily lives. Limited...

Pakistan reported two cases of wild poliovirus infection on November 1 in the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, raising the national count...

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...