Dengue cases increased in Lahore as three patients, including two women, died on Monday. Health officials treated the deaths as a serious warning and urged the public to stay alert. The health department confirmed these as the first dengue-related deaths of 2025. Doctors said all three patients showed severe symptoms before they died. Two patients, […]
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HIV outbreak hits children in Karachi’s SITE Town
KARACHI: A health crisis is unfolding in SITE Town, Karachi, where over 15 children aged one to nine have been diagnosed with HIV in recent weeks, with at least two fatalities reported. The outbreak appears linked to the Kulsum Bai Valika Social Security Hospital, where affected children had previously received treatment. Local leaders, led by […]
Dengue outbreak claims two more lives in Karachi
KARACHI: The dengue outbreak in Karachi continues to escalate, claiming two more lives as 90 new patients were admitted to government hospitals over the past 24 hours, the Director General (DG) Health Sindh reported. The virus has also affected private hospitals, where 85 additional patients are currently under treatment. According to the latest health department […]
Two more dengue deaths reported in Sindh, toll rises to 29
KARACHI: The Sindh health department on Wednesday confirmed two more deaths caused by dengue fever in Karachi and Hyderabad, raising the provincial death toll to 29 this year. According to the department, one of the deceased patients was a resident of Karachi’s Liaquatabad area. It said that 5,412 tests were conducted across Sindh in the […]
Teenage girl dies of dengue in Karachi
KARACHI: A 19-year-old girl from Korangi died of dengue fever on Sunday at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC), bringing the official death toll in the province to 26 since October. According to the Sindh health department’s data, the teenager was admitted to the hospital after experiencing fits and was diagnosed with […]
PMA urges health emergency as dengue cases surge in Sindh
KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has called on the government to declare a health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad as dengue fever continues to afflict thousands across Sindh. With over 400 patients currently hospitalized, the association warned that the worsening situation reflects systemic failures in sanitation, waste management, and vector-control efforts. Provincial health department […]
Medicine prices likely to rise after DRAP deregulation
KARACHI: Medicine prices in Pakistan are expected to increase further after the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) allowed pharmaceutical companies to set the prices of 50 percent of medicines. DRAP CEO Dr. Ubaid Ullah confirmed that the authority to regulate half of all drug prices now rests with the companies themselves. Read More: Soaring […]
Malnourished children flee Sudan’s al-Fashir
GENEVA: Some children fleeing the Sudanese city of al-Fashir are arriving at humanitarian camps in north Darfur in such critical condition that treatment may not save them, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Aid workers reported that many are severely dehydrated and unable to speak after enduring harsh desert-like conditions during their journey to […]
Services Hospital Lahore recommends action against PGR
LAHORE – The Services Hospital Lahore administration has called for strict departmental action against a postgraduate trainee (PGR) and recommended criminal proceedings against five medics for allegedly assaulting and injuring Additional Medical Superintendent (AMS) Dr. Shakil. According to hospital officials, the incident unfolded after the PGR was allegedly found in an objectionable condition with a […]
Dengue death toll rises to 26 as cases surge in Hyderabad and Rawalpindi
HYDERABAD – The death toll from dengue fever has climbed to 26 after three more deaths were reported in Hyderabad, while 19 new cases surfaced in Rawalpindi over the past twenty-four hours. According to health officials, 30-year-old Mohammad Arshad Madni, a resident of Karachi, succumbed to the virus at a private hospital in Latifabad, Hyderabad. […]