Public Health

Without reliable diagnostics, even the best treatment plans in Pakistan often start with guesswork.

With prolonged heat waves and little overnight cooling, heat exhaustion is emerging as a public health concern.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to create awareness of the impact of cancer

Water policy transfers supply, sanitation schemes to local govt department

Minister pledges cold chain maintenance for uninterrupted vaccine supply

Health advocates shed light on alarming risks to public health

Highest weekly tally of cases recorded in a year

Aga Khan University's 5th Paediatric Research Week moves conversation beyond child survival

Use of e-cigarettes has increased from 29% to over 40% in the last five years in Pakistan

Common medications for blood pressure, diabetes, asthma not exempt from price hike

With 14% increase over last year total allocation stands at Rs206.98 billion

Sehat Sahulat Cards for Sahiwal, DG Khan divisions launched

Commissioner further said that unnecessary delays in development projects will not be tolerated at any cost

'Someone compared the pandemics to an X-ray machine that makes the inequalities already there much more transparent'

In latest global rankings, AKU also included in top 200 universities for public health

Petitioner said government has raised medicine prices from 9% to 15%

Experts say influenza can spread from one person to another

Polio drive to begin January 21

A reference laboratory will be created which will serve as the central node of the network

Court orderes Punjab chief secretary to take notice of the matter, summons DG social welfare

Number of suicides has risen to 8 reported cases in August and about 40 so far in 2018

Directives to keep check of dengue virus in place

This is the time of year when measles is at its most virulent

In Karachi, the majority of public health facilities in the city have no paediatric emergency capacity

Civil and social organisations have started a fresh campaign for the cause

Rafique states that steps are being taken to improve overall healthcare

PPHA received approval for promoting and protecting the health and well-being of the people

Citizens urge govt to ensure compliance with proper procedures

Health department says all hospitals and basic health units have vaccines available.

Our public health approach continues to be heavy on implementation

Costly travel of long distances, lack of vaccine centres discourage families from getting children immunised

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest on the occasion

Doctors, lawyer say authorities not following standard procedures

It will be the 10th vaccine to be introduced under immunisation programme

the number of people being diagnosed with AIDS in Australia was now so small it was no longer reported.

CM had earlier suspended the Nankana Sahib DCO, Health EDO for poor health facilities at DHQ hospital

Delay in release of funds can affect implementation of such plans: expert

Rs500,000 reward given to Sheikhupura DHQ hospital’s Dr Adnan Qaisar

A screening drive was started on Sunday at Meleywali Gali and on Railway Road

He said Rs11.6 million had been allocated for the establishment of a trauma centre at the Taunsa Sharif THQ hospital

Petitioner calls for one-window complaint service

Health Department has planned clustering of Basic Health Units

Health experts fear epidemic-like situation

Adviser to the chief minister on health visited the construction site on Sunday

The provincial government and UNICEF will implement the project

Rafiq said that government had taken several steps for welfare of nurses and resolving their problems

Salman Rafique inspected the cardiology, emergency, medical, cardiac and angiography wards

MS Khalid Fakhar said the hospital was being constructed in three phases at an estimated cost of Rs5 billion

The establishments were closed due to poor cleanliness standards

A quack in Badin had badly infected her arms and legs through defective medical treatment