9 deaths, 391 new coronavirus cases reported in Pakistan By: Web Desk on November 12, 2021 Pakistan has reported 9 deaths in the last 24 hours by coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,279,142. The nationwide tally of fatalities jumped to 28,584 on Friday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), a total of 391 persons tested positive […]
Dr Yasmeen Rashid says medicines for dengue are abundantly available in Punjab government hospitals By: Web Desk on November 11, 2021LAHORE: Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid said that medicines for the patients of dengue are abundantly available in government hospitals of Punjab. The decisions of the 10th meeting in the 11th Syndicate Meeting of Rawalpindi Medical University chaired by Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid were approved. The provincial health minister also sanctioned a budget of Rs7.5 […]
Australian firm recalls over 2 million US Covid tests By: AFP on November 11, 2021An Australian medical tech manufacturer has recalled more than two million at-home Covid-19 tests shipped to the United States after finding an increased chance of false positives. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Wednesday that the company, Ellume, had recalled 2.2 million tests since the issue was detected last month. A false positive test result indicates that a […]
WHO looking forward to second generation Covid vaccines By: Web Desk on November 10, 2021Soumya Swaminathan, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that she was looking forward to the “second generation” of Covid-19 vaccines, which includes oral versions and nasal sprays. Second generation vaccination could have advantages over the current crop as they would be self-administered by the person to be vaccinated and could […]
Coronavirus: 65 cases of Delta variant detected in Karachi By: webdesk on July 15, 2021KARACHI: So far, 65 coronavirus Delta variant cases have been detected in the Karachi, Karachi University’s International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) revealed on Thursday. According to the Director of ICCBS Professor Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, out of 2,062 samples that were tested in the last 24 hours at the institution’s lab, 163 turned out to […]
Covid-19: 1.9 million likely get first jab of vaccine in Sindh on July 8, 2021Karachi: The current undergoing vaccination drive in six divisions of Sindh results 97000 people got vaccinated dose in last 24 hours. Sources revealed that 1.9 million people have got at least one dose of the vaccine in the province. Around 6,45,000 people have got two doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Sindh, according to sources. 10.2 […]
Pakistan led a high-level side event in New York on social protection on July 8, 2021Islamabad: The Permanent hosted a high-level side event titled “An Inflection Mission of Pakistan to the United Nation in collaboration with the Governments of Finland and Costa Rica, World Bank, UNDESA and EHSAAS Point on Social Protection” held in New York the other day. President of Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Munir Akram chaired the […]
US adds warning about rare heart inflammation from Pfizer, Moderna covid vaccines By: Web Desk on June 26, 2021US drug regulators on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use. For each vaccine, the fact sheets for healthcare providers have been revised to include a warning that suggest increased risks of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly […]
COVID-19: Logistics, coordination challenges disrupt vaccine supply in Pakistan By: Web Desk on June 16, 2021KARACHI/LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday faced a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines due to lack of coordination among government bodies, coupled with a disruption in supply from China, The News reported. Officials in the federal government said that the task of procuring the vaccines had been assigned to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) while the National […]
Economic Survey 2020: Population growth rate down, health expenditures up By: Web Desk on June 11, 2021The government released the Economic Survey 2020-21 on Thursday, which captures the state of Pakistan’s healthcare system in the last one year. So, what changes have been recorded in 2020? Let’s take a look. Public hospitals There were a total of 1,282 public hospitals in the country in 2020 as compared to 1279 in 2019 […]