Dr. Ruth Pfau being remembered on her 90th birth anniversary today

KARACHI: Dr. Ruth Pfau remembered on her 90th birth anniversary with respects Monday.   Born on September 9, 1929, in Leipzig, Germany, Dr Ruth Pfau...

New polio cases surface in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

QUETTA: Another polio case surfaced in Balochistan early on Wednesday, as a 17-month old was diagnosed with the virus by the health department of...

Punjab govt taking all steps to control dengue in province: Dr. Yasmeen

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmeen Rashid has said that the provincial government is taking all steps to control dengue and all CEOs are...

Islamabad man suffering with Dengue virus die

ISLAMABAD: A man in the federal capital who had contracted the fatal dengue virus has died during treatment. 46-year-old Babar Gulzar was brought to Benazir...

Infectious diseases on the rise in Karachi

KARACHI: More than 12,000 cases of gastroenteritis and diarrhoea have been reported in the last 10 days in Karachi. The city is witnessing a sudden...

Two more congo fever cases surface in Karachi

KARACHI, Aug 22 (INP): Two more Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) patient was surfaced in Karachi on Thursday, taking the reported toll of cases to...

Pakistani lawmaker proposes export of stray dogs to China, Philippines

KARACHI: Expressing concerns over the recent surge in cases of rabies in the country, a recommendation entailing export of stray dogs to China and...

Individuals hindering anti-polio efforts to be strictly dealt: Shaukat Yousafzai

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai has said that those creating hurdles in anti-polio campaigns will be dealt with iron hands. In an interview...

Health Minister directs setting up facilitation centres in all govt hospitals

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmeen Rashid has directed Secretary Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Momin Agha and Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Zahid...

Teenager died of Congo fever in Karachi

KARACHI: A teenage boy succumbed to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever  in the metropolis on Friday. The teenager, who was admitted four days ago in the Jinnah Hospital, was...