400 out of 500 found positive with hepatitis at Thatta medical camp on February 14, 2018KARACHI: Four hundred patients out of 500 have been found positive with hepatitis B and C during a two-day medical and surgical camp in Thatta. A medical and surgical camp was organised on Saturday at Qadir Bux Bhutto Trust Hospital by Hashmani’s Medical Welfare Foundation, a Karachi-based charity organisation. Giving briefing to journalists in Karachi, […]
National nutrition survey soon to collect data on food security on February 13, 2018KARACHI: A country-wide survey to collect information on the nutritional status of women and children, food security and household water quality is about to begin under a joint collaboration between the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, the Aga Khan University and the UNICEF. For the first time, the 2018 national nutrition survey […]
Study to assess typhoid conjugate vaccine impact underway in Sindh on January 24, 2018KARACHI: Aga Khan University researchers in Sindh have started collecting data to assess the impact of typhoid conjugate vaccine in an outbreak setting. Findings from the study will inform efforts to tackle outbreaks of typhoid in other parts of the world and to investigate whether the vaccine should be made part of Pakistan’s national immunization […]
SA refuses debate on failure to control pneumonia in Sindh on November 23, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Assembly chair rejected a PTI lawmaker’s adjournment motion regarding government’s failure to effectively control pneumonia in Sindh. The chair referred a privilege motion to the relevant committee. An estimated 20,000 children die of pneumonia annually in the province. Rejecting an adjourned motion tabled by an opposition member, the ruling party members outright refuted […]
Why is Sindh failing to control deadly pneumonia? on November 12, 2017KARACHI: As World Pneumonia Day is being observed across the globe today (November 12), Pakistan’s pneumonia-related woes are not lessening, with 92,000 children under-five years of age falling prey to the disease every year. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that paediatric pneumonia kills three million children worldwide each year. Pakistan is ranked among […]
Sindh launches digital immunisation registry to cut child mortality on October 4, 2017KARACHI: A digital immunisation registry was launched in Karachi on Tuesday. The registry is aimed at reducing child mortality from vaccine preventable diseases through increased routine immunisation enrolment and timeliness of vaccinations. The registry will enable mobile-based data entry of routinely collected Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) data that include child’s name, bio-data and immunisation […]
Experts warn of measles outbreak sans improved vaccination coverage on September 30, 2017KARACHI: With the increasing cases of measles in Sindh, experts have warned that an outbreak of the disease could hit the provincial capital. They stressed for increasing Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) coverage up to 85 percent to prevent any outbreak of measles. At least 10 children have died, while dozens have been hospitalised in […]
Pakistans green energy will reach 2,626MW in 2018 on September 21, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan’s production of Renewable Energy (RE), also known as green energy is increasing with every passing day and its total installed capacity of Renewable Energy (RE) would reach up to 2626 MW by December, 2018, Daily Times learnt. “In addition, 2,600 MW would be added by 2019-20 with new wind power projects of 1200 […]
Bengali fishermen denied fishing without CNICs on September 18, 2017KARACHI: Bengali fishermen of Karachi, restricted from going into the open sea some nine months ago, are not yet allowed to go for their routine catch as annoyed fishermen announced on Sunday to start a movement against the ban. In Karachi, according to unofficial and independent estimation, around two million, Bengalis are living in city’s […]
Karachi generates 100 tonnes of hospital waste daily on September 12, 2017KARACHI: In Pakistan’s most populous city of Karachi, around 100 tons of highly infectious hospital waste is generated every day but due to the absence of incinerators, this contagious waste is dumped at open places in parts of the city, Daily Times has learnt. According to an official record, Karachi has around 50 major hospitals […]