The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination (MoNHSRC) has issued verbal orders to stop the recruitment of about… Read More
Endoscopy Equipment Procured by PIMS Non-Functional Due to Lack of Funds, Trained Staff
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has procured endoscopy equipment. However, due to a lack of trained staff and insufficient… Read More
Papaya Leaf Juice Can Even Kill Dengue Patients: Experts
The rising number of dengue cases across the country has prompted people to use papaya leaf juice as a home… Read More
Panadol Shortage Hits Country as Dengue, Covid Cases Rise
A severe shortage of the widely used over-the-counter (OTC) drug paracetamol has hit the country coinciding with the high demand… Read More
New York Declares Emergency After Detecting Polio Virus
New York, USA, declared a state disaster emergency yesterday after samples of the polio virus were found in wastewater in… Read More
Sindh Has Over 1 Million Cases of Infectious Diseases After Floods
While Sindh is still reeling from the overwhelming aftereffects of the monsoon rains-induced floods, the provincial health department has reported… Read More
Type 1 Wild Polio Virus Detected in Punjab and KP
Pakistan’s National Polio Laboratory in Islamabad has found Type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in environmental samples collected from Lahore, Bannu,… Read More
Sindh and KP Plagued With Malaria After Catastrophic Floods
Flood-ravaged Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are faced with another predicament — an outbreak of malaria, with hundreds of cases… Read More
Artificial Sweeteners Can Increase Risk of Heart Disease: Study
Researchers in France have found a link between the use of artificial sweeteners and an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases… Read More
Over 9 Million People Are Visually Impaired in Pakistan: Health Ministry
Thankfully, the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment is declining in Pakistan.… Read More
