In a statement issued to commemorate World Immunisation Week, on Monday, paediatricians remarked, “Vaccines are the most affordable solution when it comes to preventing certain health hazards like polio, measles, whooping cough, diarrhoea and pneumonia.” Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) President, Professor Gohar Rehman, also the Paediatrics HOD of Hayatabad Medical Complex asserted, “Vaccines prevent six […]
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Ebola survivors comfort sick and frightened in Congo outbreak
Wearing a disposable gown and gloves for protection, Jeanine Masika cradles a 2-year-old Ebola patient and offers the listless toddler teaspoons of brown soup. Most health care workers need a surgical mask, goggles, hooded coveralls, an apron, rubber boots and two pairs of gloves to avoid catching the virus that typically kills around half those […]
Where did all our water go?
Water pollution is causing a major threat to public health. Pakistan is included among the most dangerous countries where people don’t have access to safe water. It ranks at #80 among 122 countries of the world. Most of the people still don’t even have water to drink. People are compelled to buy toxic water from […]