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Alvi for measures to fight diseases
President stressed upon creating awareness among the masses about the significance of preventive measures
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Pulmonary disease risk soars as air quality worsens
This surge in particulate matter in air poses an increase in risk
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Experts recommend vaccination against seasonal diseases
Around 100 patients with cold, flu, cough and pneumonia check in daily at Jinnah Hospital
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Abandoned villages
Residents of Keti Bunder, Mirpur Sakro, Garho and Buharo are suffering from food shortages and an outbreak of diseases
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Poorly managed ecosystems linked to disease transmission in Pakistan
We need to strategise how we can keep the carbon emissions as low as possible says McPhillips
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PMA criticises govt for neglecting health, meagre health budget
Laments lack of health policy amid growing population, increasing burden of diseases
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Infectious diseases in jails
Amongst the total prison population of 75,813, as many as 5,100 inmates are not leading a healthy life
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Spreading disease, one drop at a time
Clean water is an expensive commodity in the city and an added burden for the poor
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Sindh’s streets of poison: The (bloody) writing on the wall
Months after HIV outbreak, children in Rato Dero’s streets treat medical waste as toys
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Fight continues against preventable nightmare in Sindh
Increased number of dog-bites sends thousands to hospital while several succumb to the deadly disease
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‘90% of eye diseases are curable’
NMU VC says after a walk held in connection with the World Vision Day
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Screening camps set up for TB patients, informs Balochistan health minister
Says screening camps are being established across Balochistan to facilitate people
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Old medicine in a new bottle?
Improved water and sanitation could decrease more than 70% of infectious diseases in Pakistan
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‘Clean drinking water to control hepatitis’
Provision of clean drinking water will start by next year
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Flies overwhelm Karachi in monsoon 'hell'
The city has long endured creaky infrastructure, illegal construction and failing municipal services
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SHC puts authorities on notice over swarms of flies in Karachi
Summons response from home secretary over abduction of four persons from Central Jail by Lyari-based gang
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Doctors warn of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases
Health department rejects news of an epidemic, says all is well
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Sheesha smoking
Essential step the govt must take is to disseminate information among public on effects of sheesha smoking
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Rains bring fear of diseases
Hospitals in the federal capital say they are receiving around 300 patients with gastrointestinal problems.
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Non-communicable diseases major concern: Kiani
Urges people to adopt active and healthy lifestyles
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Awareness needed to fight tuberculosis
‘It’s time’ the theme of World TB Day 2019 puts accent on urgency
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World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic, WHO says
WHO warns there is a risk that a more deadly flu virus will one day jump from animals to people
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Muslim Colony residents bemoan uninhabitable conditions
The locality has turned into a garbage dump, while the sewerage system has been choked for several months
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Genetic disorders: The heavy price of cousin marriages
Rare genetic disease attributed to intra-family marriages caused disability in 16 children of the same family
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Govt to provide health card to 15 million families
Poor, underprivileged to be entitled for treatment coverage of Rs720,000/- for diseases
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PFA screens food workers for different diseases
Food watchdog DG says there is no place for sick workers in food industry
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Health hazards: Winter aliments rise as the cold air breezes in
complains of asthma, seasonal allergies, skin rashes, urticaria, angioedema arise
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Sindh task force to launch ‘intense’ campaign for eradication of polio, measles
CM claims he is trying his best to make Sindh healthy, wealthy and cleaner
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Country lacks record of people with eye diseases
Ophthalmologists advise taking care of diet, exercising regularly to maintain good eyesight
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No cleaning arrangements in place for water hydrants in Karachi
Hundreds of thousands of citizens are being provided water that is hazardous to health
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'Heavy meat consumption causes illnesses'
Campaign will last three days
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Poor sanitation threatens slum dwellers lives
Rain and sewerage has entered the houses in Katchi abadies making them vulnerable to diseases
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Waste disposal: Garbage dumps creating health hazards
Dr Sharif Astori termed overstuffed dumpsters to have become a breeding ground for diseases
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Disabled are the hidden victims of South Sudan's long war
"Many people are called by their disability rather than by their name. Having a disability is a massive stigma"
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Kuwait shuts its doors to expats with diabetes, high-BP
For the first time the country has banned people with non-infectious diseases from entering the state
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Bhakkar Canal: City’s landmark jammed with trash
Human remains have also been recovered on some occasions from the canal
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Another mountain to climb
It is the low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan that are bearing 80 per cent of deaths annually
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K-P government adopts new strategy to eliminate diseases
Young Sehat Muhafiz is a joint venture by K-P EOC, UNICEF and K-P directorate of elementary and secondary education .
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K-P health officials told to ‘immediately’ report 13 diseases
Professionals working in public, private to fill form and dispatch to district centres
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Spread of HIV and hepatitis accelerates as quackery peaks
Doctor says it is civic responsibility to point out dishonest practices going on in our areas
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Contaminated groundwater
A quarter of the country’s population is at risk, according to a fresh study on contaminated water in the Indus Valley
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NIH sounds health alarm
Authorities have been advised to take notice of environmental degradation, water and food contamination issues
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Surveillance key to controlling spread of diseases
Health minister says gaps in provinces’ response to diseases being addressed
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Junk food causes diseases in summer
Many of the vendors in the capital practice poor hygiene standards
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Expert warns of waterborne diseases
Says stagnant water on roads and street can cause serious health issues
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Diseases hidden in ice across the globe are waking up
Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth's climate warms
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Of spirituality and health: Faith healers continue to dupe people
Thousands still believe ‘spiritualists’ can save them from evil spirits, diseases.
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Diabetes drug could cure Alzheimer's disease: Study
This is also the first study of its kind to show that Alzheimer's disease can lead to diabetes
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Public health: ‘Awareness needed to avoid hypertension complications’
Minister says collective efforts needed to deal with diseases.














































