Imran chaudhry

  LAHORE: Despite being approved by the relevant committees at the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, an unnecessary route through the Prime Minister’s House is delaying the registration of many important drugs of blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, respiratory diseases and diabetes. A meeting of the Drug Pricing Committee of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan […]

LAHORE: Aimed at spreading greater awareness of diseases among people, the book Sehat Taleem Se – prepared by doctors of Mayo Hospital – will be available in the market within two days. The Young Doctors Association (YDA) is launching the book to educate the people and schoolchildren on 36 infectious diseases, including dengue, measles, chicken […]

LAHORE: City police have failed to identify more than 160 bodies recovered from different areas of the city during the first quarter of the current year. As per the records, city police stations recover more than 450 dead bodies from different areas of the city annually and only two or three dead bodies are identified […]

LAHORE: At least 31 people in the city, including 15 women, committed suicide by hanging, gunshots, taking poison and jumping off buildings over domestic issues, poor financial health and stress during the first four months of the current year. A majority of the suicides and attempted suicides were reported among people less than 30 years […]

LAHORE: At least 18 people were killed and 136 injured in 1,581 fire accidents across the city during the last four months. Valuables worth 480.92 million were reduced to ashes during the fire incidents. According to Rescue officials, at least 7,706 fire incident s were reported across the province during first four months of the […]

LAHORE: At least 12,000 police officials will perform security duties during the upcoming holy month of Ramazan at all religious places, important markets, bazaars and all government and private buildings – that have been declared sensitive – in order to avoid any untoward incident. The decision was made at an emergency meeting on security issue […]

LAHORE: Nurses across the city celebrated International Nurses Day to raise the profile of their work in a variety of ways and events. The day is an opportunity to learn about the work of nurses and their workplaces. Many hospitals, day centres, wards, etc, hold seminars, conferences and events and use the day for healthcare […]

LAHORE: With the rise in mercury, the number of gastroenteritis patients in the city is also on rise as more and more patients are being brought to government and private hospitals in the city due to consumption of substandard food and drinking too much water. Health experts said that stomach-related disease is taking its toll […]

LAHORE: A number of children suffering from gastroenteritis and diarrhoea have been admitted to government and private hospitals after a sudden increase in the temperature across the city. Sources said that more than 600 patients suffering from gastroenteritis and diarrhoea had visited different city hospitals’ emergency wards during the last 24 hours, while the number […]

LAHORE: The traffic police authorities have finalised a plan to provide missing facilities, including telephone lines and computers, at 34 traffic sectors in the provincial capital during the next two months. Currently, there is not landline phone facility, furniture and computers available at the traffic sectors. In this connection, Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rai […]