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                                                            Workshop held to create awareness about diseasesUnicef, Balochistan Health Education Cell cohost event for public awareness 
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                                                            Dengue claims two more lives in RawalpindiOver 180 new cases of vector-borne disease surface in twin cities 
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                                                            890,000 children to be vaccinated against typhoidExperts say vaccine is effective and safe 
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                                                            No respite from dengue despite change in weather107 more fall prey to vector-borne disease in Rawalpindi 
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                                                            ‘Cancer rate among women alarming’Although breast cancer treatable disease, delay in diagnosis poses risk to women's lives 
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                                                            Cancer patients rue governmental inattentionPatients have not received treatment, medication for the past three months 
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                                                            Funds provided to contain dengue spreadMajority of K-P dengue cases reported in Peshawar 
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                                                            K-P targets rehab of 5,000 drug addictsCM approves extension of drive across all districts; orders action against drug peddlers 
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                                                            Minister launches campaign against choleraVaccination to be undertaken in seven hardest-hit districts 
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                                                            Anti-polio drive targets children at flood relief campsSeven-day Special Anti-Polio campaign to take place Oct 24-30 in Tehsil Sakrand 
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                                                            Zardari recovered from illness, shifted from hospital to Bilawal HouseFormer president was admitted to a hospital in Karachi nearly two week ago 
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                                                            Kharan DC visits Nursing College, distributes booksSays all resources being utilized to provide education and medical facilities 
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                                                            Govt prepares national program for children with autism, intellectual disabilityCentres providing treatment and education to be established across Pakistan 
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                                                            US delivers 8m Pfizer Covid-19 pediatric vaccine dosesUS donations total to 78m vaccines and over $80m for Covid-19 support 
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                                                            Alvi for early diagnosis of breast cancerStresses to raise awareness to break social taboos about disease 
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                                                            Global healthcare firm enters PakistanHealthx is a 24/7 primary care delivery model with both digital and physical touch points 
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                                                            Anti-polio drive on cardsThe five-day anti-polio campaign will be launched in the district from October 24 to 28 
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                                                            94% population fully vaccinated against CovidThere were 39 new Covid cases reported in the past 24 hours 
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                                                            7 types of chocolates and their usesHow can you really know your favourite unless you've tried them all? 
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                                                            84 more dengue virus cases surfaceOfficials say increased influx of patients in govt and private hospitals now using up 50% of bed capacity 
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                                                            Twin cities see uptick in dengue casesOver 200 more cases of vector-borne disease surface in 24 hours 
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                                                            81 more dengue cases reported in capitalMeanwhile, Rawalpindi hospitals admit 62 more dengue-positive patients 
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                                                            Doctors call for mass hepatitis E vaccinationFlood victims at increased risk of water-borne diseases such as hepatitis E, malaria, dengue and cholera 
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                                                            ‘Health expo to open new opportunities’Punjab Health Secretary expressed these views while chairing a meeting 
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                                                            Dengue outbreak likely to intensify in OctFears of outbreak leads officials to declare next month particularly dangerous 
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                                                            Call for awareness on cervical cancerGerman expert underlined the importance of awareness programmes for the education of Pakistani people 
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                                                            Ayub Teaching Hospital gets digital X-ray machineIt will be useful for patients from Hazara, Gilgit and Azad Kashmir 
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                                                            Crackdown on illegal nursing schools likelyPakistan Nursing Council head says plan afoot for online registration of nurses 
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                                                            Millions of fish released in Punjab lakes, ponds to counter dengueDengue patients rise to 1,388; Punjab fisheries dept release 2.3m tilapia fish to eliminate dengue mosquito larvae 
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                                                            LGH sets up dengue countersMS says 56 beds reserved for patients 
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                                                            Dengue test fee fixed at Rs1,500Laboratories directed to mention machine being used for test, reagents and kits 
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                                                            Tepid response from parents for Covid shots57% of parents refuse to allow vaccination of children aged 5-12 years 
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                                                            Dengue claims one more lifeOver 130 new cases surface in twin cities during the last 24 hours 
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                                                            PIMS faces shortage of doctors, nursesPatient-load doubles amidst flood of dengue virus patients 
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                                                            Children between 5 to 12 years eligible for Covid-19 vaccineVaccine available at all centres free of cost; guidelines mandate both doses of vaccine necessary 
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                                                            Project launched to train female medicsInitiative aims to provide better maternal, child health facilities 
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                                                            Experts paint gloomy picture of dengue in RawalpindiSay situation can further deteriorate if weather remains hot, humid 
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                                                            Event marks World Patient Safety DayRaises awareness about prevention, risk reduction, omission and commission of errors and harm to patients 
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                                                            Punjab witnesses decline in Covid casesAbout 39 new cases, 1 death reported on Wednesday 
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                                                            Health experts warn of outbreak of diseasesAnother concern is the health of pregnant women 
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                                                            Govt to expand health card scopeCM approves surgical treatment through CyberKnife technology 
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                                                            EOC highlights shortcomings of polio driveNeed for improving micro-plans quality for next campaign stressed 
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                                                            Polio detected in Karachi sewage sampleAs many as 11 positive cases of polio reported in August alone 
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                                                            Meeting reviews anti-polio operationsOfficials directed to inoculate children in flood-hit areas 
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                                                            Family rush to be with Queen Elizabeth as doctors voice concernWorld's oldest monarch has been suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called ‘episodic mobility problems’ 
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                                                            Trauma centre to be built on Charki RoadFacility aims at tending to road accidents 
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                                                            Man taken into custody for attempted rape of teenage girlPolice investigation is under way 
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                                                            Experts for early diagnosis of leukaemiaUrge awareness about cancer in children 
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                                                            Mosquito nets urgently needed for flood victimsRisk of waterborne diseases like dengue and malaria grows exponentially 
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                                                            Covid on the decline in PunjabCovid cases, deaths decreasing 
 
    







































