M. Waqar Bhatti, is an investigative reporter, currently covering health, science, environment and water issues for The News International.
This marks the second positive sample from District Pishin this year
A ‘significant number of students’ from the IIOJ&K have been coming to Pakistan annually for medical education for several years
It is estimated that private medical institutions have collected around Rs75 to 80 billion rupees annually from students since 2019
Mahr Sahibzad Khan. — PMD websiteISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the summary for re-employment of former Director General of...
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah can be seen in this image. — Facebook/Syed Murad Ali ShahSindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has...
RPLC Pakistan initiative will be rolled out in the Jhang and Sahiwal districts of Punjab, along with Barkhan and Lasbela districts of Balochistan
The photograph shows a male ward in a Pakistani hospital. — AFP/FileIslamabad:Urging medical graduates and first responders at healthcare...
Total count of infected districts reaches 33 for the year 2024
It is estimated that over 1 million tablets of the drug are sold illegally in Pakistan
A lady health worker administering polio drops to a child on April 29, 2024. — APPSindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday inaugurated a...
Ayesha is currently under observation at MGM Healthcare, where the transplant took place
Dr. Naseem Salahuddin, Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, The Indus Hospital. — Indus Hospital fileThe Indus Hospital & Health Network ...
A representational image showing an overweight person walking on a street. — AFP/FileHypertension in young children is a growing concern in...
A child is being administered polio drops by a health worker. — AFP/FileAround 39,000 parents had refused oral polio vaccine for their children...
A prize distribution ceremony was organised to acknowledge & appreciate winners of poster competition on World Malaria Day held at Fatima Jinnah...
Drap continues to work closely with manufacturers and importers to mitigate and prevent shortages, said Asim Rauf
At least 30 essential drugs have vanished from community and hospital pharmacies across the country, causing severe problem for patients struggling...
Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath is participating in an...
Poliovirus in Quetta was detected in the environmental sample collected on March 26, 2024, from the ‘Surpul’ environmental sample collection site
At the moment, the foundation is managing 13 model emergency rooms across the country
This photograph shows a sign of the WHO at its headquarters in Geneva. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Following the discovery of ‘toxic impurities’ in...
The advisory comes after revelations that used containers of the multinational company were employed to supply "falsified" pharmaceutical raw...
Similarly, malaria is constantly on the rise, with over 650,000 cases having been reported in different areas of the country in the first three...
According to the World Health Organization 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally
The official claimed that the process of outsourcing the diagnostic and imaging services was initiated during the tenure of the caretaker government
The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases building in Karachi can be seen in this photo. — NICVD website/FileThe National Institute of...
Poliovirus has also found in three sewage samples from Quetta, one each from Mastung, Sibi, Nasirabad, Karachi East, South and Korangi, Peshawar and...
A Pakistani medic treats a baby girl at Hospital in Pakistan. — AFP/FileThousands of infants and children in Pakistan die each year due to...
Representational image of an autistic child. — Nurturing Parenting website/FileISLAMABAD: The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder is six per...
A representational image of a patient suffering from abdominal pain. — News Medical/FileFollowing the rise in temperature, cholera cases are being...
“Huge quantities of finished drugs have been seized by the drug control team of Islamabad along with the machinery, raw material and packaging...
In this subsequent phase, APSUP and CCoE universities have magnanimously pledged 5,000 fellowships, furthering the commitment to the welfare of...
On average, approximately 100 dog-bite victims seek treatment at prominent healthcare institutions such as the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
A polio team administers the polio vaccine. — AFP/FileIslamabad: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute...
Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has been appointed as Coordinator to Prime Minister on PM’s Youth Programme.
Environmental sample collected on March 06 from the ‘Haji Mureed Goth’ environmental sample collection site
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes, resulting from high blood sugar levels damaging the back of eye
Representational image of a digital blood pressure monitoring device. — PixabayIndividuals as young as 16-18 years of age are now being diagnosed...
A health worker is administering Polio drops to children during a country-wide vaccination campaign. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: The regional reference...
Claims that over 1,500 people were having heart attacks in a day in Pakistan and around 1,000 of them were dying daily due to cardiovascular disease
Environmental samples collected from ‘Manzoor Colony’ environmental sample collection site in district East and ‘Korangi Nala’ environmental...
Federal Secretary Health Iftikhar Ali Shallwani highlighted the significant progress made under the ministry’s leadership
The basic cause of insulin shortages was massive rupee devaluation against US dollar
This representational image shows Solar panels. — Unsplash/FileAs part of its commitment to net zero by 2030, the Aga Khan University is...