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Annual report: KTH catered to 1.7m patients in 2013
Patients, however, are far from satisfied with the hospital’s services.
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A beautiful mind: The terror of inner turmoil
With meagre facilities, province battles sharp surge in psychological disorders.
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Neglected workers: After days of protests, LHWs to receive portion of due salaries
Health dept takes Rs286m loan from the K-P government.
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A crippling region
K-P recorded 10 polio cases, FATA 59, while 17 lost their lives in attacks on vaccination teams.
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Trouble in the gut: More than 1.34m children under age five suffered from diarrhoea in K-P
A UNICEF report says among 5 million children in the same age group in Pakistan, 89,300 die each year from the illness
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Vulnerable Khyber Agency: Polio volunteers pull out in wake of latest murder
Without their assistance, thousands of children in K-P will remain unprotected.
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Hansen’s disease: A synonym for stigma
In the last six months, more than 33 cases of leprosy were registered in K-P.
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Health care: Pakistan third-largest contributor to paediatric pneumonia cases worldwide
With seven million cases each year, only 47% of infants are fully immunised.
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Crisis in the making: Endangered messiahs
Dozens of doctors planning to relocate in the wake of targeted killings.
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Four-in-one: KTH children’s ward struggles with shortage of beds
Doctors forced to accommodate three to four patients on the same bed.