COVID-19: NIH reports 435 new cases, one death in last 24 hours By: Web Desk on June 25, 2022The current coronavirus outbreak appeared to have arrived in Pakistan, and the number of daily cases is rapidly increasing. According to statistics released by the National Institute of Health Pakistan on Saturday morning, Pakistan has seen a dramatic increase in its daily Covid-19 cases, posting 435 infections with a positivity ratio of 3.19 percent in […]
DIG signs contract with DOW DUHS for supply of Medical gases By: APP on June 13, 2022ISLAMABAD: Denim International Gases (DOW), a leading manufacturer of International Standard Industrial and Medical gases, has signed a tender contract with DOW University of Health Sciences (DUHS), DOW International Dental College Hospital, and Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre for supply of Liquid and Compressed Medical Gases. Denim International Gases, is an ISO certified […]
Massive breakthrough as cancer vanishes for all patients in a drug trial By: Web Desk on June 8, 2022A group comprising 18 patients took a drug called Dostarlimab for around six months, and in the end, every one of them saw their tumours disappear. In conversation with the New York Times, Dr. Luis Diaz, an author of a paper, said he could not remember any other study wherein cancer was obliterated in patients. […]
No monkeypox cases in Pakistan so far, virus is less contagious than smallpox : NIH experts By: APP on June 4, 2022ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Health Islamabad (NIH) health experts on Saturday recommended that people infected with monkeypox can isolate themselves at home as it is less dangerous than chickenpox and not many cases of monkeypox have been detected in Pakistan so far. Laboratory Coordinator at NIH Nazish Badar talking to the PTV news channel told […]
Qadir Patel visits Polio Emergency Centre By: APP on May 31, 2022ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health, Abdul Qadir Patel on Tuesday visited the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and met the team members leading polio eradication efforts in the country. Addressing the occasion, the minister said, “It is a pleasure to see such a professionally run institution in Pakistan. This visit was a great opportunity to […]
Civil society organizations reaffirm to combat smoking By: APP on May 31, 2022ISLAMABAD: More than 50 civil society organizations throughout the country will commemorate “World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)” on May 31 (today)Tuesday to create awareness among smokers on the hazardous effects of smoking and to pursue them to quit the bad habit. The governmental, non-governmental, and community-based organizations, will arrange meetings, seminars, webinars, rallies, and display […]
Experts advise health authorities to remain extra vigilant against monkeypox By: APP on May 30, 2022ISLAMABAD: Health experts on Monday advised health authorities to stay vigilant against monkeypox and raise media awareness to prevent the outbreak of the virus in the country. Talking to a private news channel, Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri said that monkeypox is an infectious disease that is usually mild and is endemic in parts of the […]
Monkeypox does not spread easily: EU health agency By: APP on May 27, 2022BRUSSELS: The monkeypox disease does not spread easily between people, the EU health agency said on Monday. “Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact with infectious material from skin lesions of an infected person, through respiratory droplets in prolonged face-to-face contact, and through fomites,” the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) stated in a […]
Sixth case of wild polio reported in North Waziristan By: APP on May 27, 2022ISLAMABAD: Two more wild polio cases have been confirmed from North Waziristan, leaving a young boy and a girl paralyzed, health officials confirmed on Friday. According to them, both children are 18-months old and belong to Mir Ali. The female child had an onset of paralysis on May 10 and the male child on 11 […]
Pakistan-Iran resolve to further strengthen health cooperation By: Web Desk on May 25, 2022ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel held a meeting with Dr. Bahram Einollahi, Minister of Health & Medical Education, Iran on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Minister said Pakistan and Iran enjoy long-standing brotherly relations. Both countries have a commonality of views on global public health issues. Enhanced consultation […]