Health

DC directed staff to work with dedication and achieve set targets

12.6% young boys, 12.1% girls suffer from diabetes, UNICEF officials tell parliamentary force on SDGs

Most refusal cases reported from Peshawar during January drive

There has been a significant increase in cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases

Problems of antenatal care, racism, gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and women's mental health discussed

All partners assured their technical and financial support to the upcoming mission

There has been a consistent uptick in dog bite cases across the province

Says maintaining progress toward UHC was challenging and was first and foremost a political choice

WHO says China under-reporting virus deaths as govt plays down the severity of the situation

Funeral parlours report a spike in demand, international health experts predict at least one million deaths

Pakistan ranks second after South African country of Lesotho in terms of infant deaths

Health minister says 'the virus is changing its face from time to time'

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Expects half of Shanghai's 25 million population to get infected by the end of the year

Treatment of more diseases to be included: CM

Around 3,500 workers to be recruited in eight high-risk districts

Lakki Marwat carries greatest burden of disease with 1,117 cases

Sexual abuse, poor health plague the lives of minors who call the streets their home

Medical stores create artificial shortage amid reports of 40% hike in rates

To promote cooperation on medical equipment products, innovative devices

Polio has been confirmed in 34 environmental samples during this year

'Technical complications in way of regularisation of company's 9,616 employees in 14 districts would be removed'

Awareness session and walk organised; medical students and specialist doctors participated

Support staff, LHWs also missing for months yet drawing monthly salaries

'We can no longer say this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated'

Project was submitted two months ago but its approval has been delayed

Official says lives of march participants and Pindi residents are equally important

People complain about ineffectiveness of anti-dengue fog sprays

Fitness promotes productivity, reduces healthcare costs

Its CEO makes it to second position in terms of performance

TB patients provided free of charge treatment and medicines

Over 30,000 people have been reported infected with the disease in the last two years

Week-long drive aimed to immunise two million children under the age of five in the provincial capital

Authorities aim to vaccinate 4.4m children under five years of age

Says security should be provided to polio teams in sensitive union councils

Urges parents to cooperate with vaccinators and save their children's future

Say consumption of beverages increase risk of diseases

Event held to raise awareness of the use of white canes, its significance for people with visual impairment

Experts say 80% of them can be cured through intervention

Experts say most incidents are reported by young men, especially motorcyclists

NIH dismisses news of Ebola cases circulating on social media

Unicef, Balochistan Health Education Cell cohost event for public awareness

Over 180 new cases of vector-borne disease surface in twin cities

Experts say vaccine is effective and safe

107 more fall prey to vector-borne disease in Rawalpindi

Although breast cancer treatable disease, delay in diagnosis poses risk to women's lives

Patients have not received treatment, medication for the past three months

Majority of K-P dengue cases reported in Peshawar

CM approves extension of drive across all districts; orders action against drug peddlers

Vaccination to be undertaken in seven hardest-hit districts