M. Waqar Bhatti, is an investigative reporter, currently covering health, science, environment and water issues for The News International.
PMD advises general public — particularly children, elderly, and women — to take precautionary measures during hot spell
The photograph shows a male ward in a Pakistani hospital. — AFP/FileHealth experts, federal and provincial leaders, and global partners have...
Representational image shows the identity cards. — Geo News/FileThe decision to declare the Computerised National Identity Card number as each...
A health worker administrates polio-vaccine drops to a child during anti-polio immunisation campaign, in Hyderabad on February 26, 2024. — APPWith...
Kamal emphasises Pakistan’s largest and most secure citizen database NADRA will serve as backbone of new digital health system
Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho receiving the AKU Lifetime Achievement Award on April 16, 2025. —...
The first drive held on February 15 examined 72,277 people free of charge on a nationwide basis
A representational image shows a diabetic patient conducting a diabetes test. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: Another 80 hospitals have joined hands with the...
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah addressing an event on April 15, 2025.— Facebook@CMSindhIn a strong show of unity, senior federal and...
Research assessed decades of child nutrition data in low- and middle-income countries, including Pakistan
“When there’s cricket match with India, entire nation unites. We need same unity to fight polio,” says Kamal
A view of the First International Conference on Transplantation hosted by the Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi on April 13, 2025. —...
This representational image shows doctors operating in OT. — Unsplash/FileThe global gap between organ donation and transplant demand is so wide...
Challenges such as persistent inequalities, weak implementation, and gender-related barriers continue to limit broader gains
An undated image of the Dow University of Health Sciences . — AFP/FileThe Dow University Hospital’s Renal Transplant Unit at Ojha Campus...
The representational image shows an ambulance. — AFP/FileThe mega city of Karachi witnessed a tragic and alarming surge in road accidents in...
Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology Allama Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi addresses an event on March 4, 2025. — Facebook@cii.gov.pk Donating...
An undated image of the Dow University of Health Sciences . — AFP/FileIn a groundbreaking development for organ transplantation in Pakistan, the...
According to WHO, Pakistan reports more than 190,000 stillbirths every year
HDAP Chairman notes Drap had halted registration process, citing need for federal cabinet approval
The report reveals that Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and DR Congo made up 47% of global maternal deaths
Met Office says Ministry of Defence is responsible for appointment of the next DG
A representational image of medicines. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The local production of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation in adolescent...
A representational image of a hospital ward. — AFP/FileThe registration of life-saving medical devices and diagnostic products in Pakistan has...
CM directs health department to devise a comprehensive business plan for integration within three months
Confiscated stock was found to be unlicensed and overpriced, prompting legal action against those involved
Prof Jamal pointed out that parents of premature babies often struggle to afford specialised formula
President Asif Ali Zardari presentes prestigious award to Dr Ziaul Haq at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on March 23, 2025. —...
Pakistan’s actual need for Tramadol is only fraction of this amount
A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — ReutersSindh has reported its first case of...
A representational image of a hospital ward. — AFP/FilePakistan is facing an escalating shortage of medical devices, and if the registration...
Under PMDC Act, appointment of registrar must be made transparently and on merit through formal selection process
A representational image showing people walking through a market. — AFP/FileMore than 70 per cent of around 350 drivers and travellers screened at...
Women face meager salaries, illegal deductions, lack of job security, and sexual harassment
Children and officials pose for a group photo during a special iftar dinner organised under the auspices of Pakistan Bait ul Mal and Al-Khidmat...
A Pakistani man rests under the shade of trees during a heatwave in Karachi on June 23, 2015. — AFP A groundbreaking study using advanced AI and...
Deep-rooted cultural and religious beliefs prevent families from allowing organ harvesting from brain-dead patients
Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal speaks in a meeting during his visit to the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre for Polio in Sindh...
Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal. — X@KamalMQM/FileFederal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the National...
Research highlights that each one-degree Celsius rise is linked to significant decline in child’s length-for-age z-score
Pharmacy Council of Pakistan building can be seen in this image. — pcpisb.gov.pk/FileIslamabad:The Pharmacy Council of Pakistan has announced...
Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta stresses need for evidence-based commitments at global summit
Palwasha accuses private medical colleges of operating like ‘mafia’ by exploiting students through unjustified fee hikes
With pressing public health issues, Pakistan needs strong and coherent health leadership
