Liaquat Ali Islamabad: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari this week launched an anti-polio campaign in Nawabshah on Monday. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and PPP Women’s Wing Central President Faryal Talpur chaired a meeting to inaugurate the anti-polio campaign in Nawabshah and distributed certificates among the members of anti-polio team. Aseefa Bhutto also administered […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Japan has donated $3.1 million to eradicate polio in Pakistan and ensure millions of children remain safe from the crippling disease, the Pakistan Polio Programme said this week, as Islamabad desperately looks to grapple with an alarming surge in cases of the infection this year. Pakistan, along with neighboring Afghanistan, remains the […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week said that the PPP-led government in Sindh has done wonders in the health sector. “Under leadership of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP has achieved a milestone in healthcare for Sindh. Karachi’s Chest Pain Units (CPUs), an initiative of @nicvd_karachi,” he posted on […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: A $55 million financial package, including $20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been allocated to strengthen polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. The initiative, facilitated by the French development agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD), was announced during the visit of the Polio Oversight Board (POB) to Pakistan. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: French Ambassador to Pakistan, Nicolas Galey, this week reaffirmed France’s support for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts, highlighting international collaboration as key to tackling this pressing health challenge. Speaking at a gathering hosted at the French residence, Ambassador Galey welcomed prominent figures, including Secretary Niaz, Ayesha Farooq, the Prime Minister’s Focal Person on […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari, held an important meeting this week with Ms Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, at the British High Commission in Islamabad. The high-level discussion focused on enhancing humanitarian cooperation, with particular emphasis on addressing health and climate challenges […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: In a major step toward advancing reproductive healthcare in Sindh, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Sindh inaugurated a state-of-the-art Family Planning Skills Lab at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) this week. The launch ceremony was led by Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and USAID Mission […]
Read MoreNewswire Athens: Greece outlined measures to boost its lagging birthrate on Thursday, from vouchers and childcare benefits to tax breaks for new parents, although experts questioned the plan’s effectiveness. Greece has one of Europe’s lowest fertility rates, a dire demographic state driven by a decade-long economic crisis, emigration and changed attitudes among the young. The […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week Umar Rehman Malik highlighted the PPP’s commitment to the health sector. “PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has inaugurated Pakistan’s first #CyberKnife surgery facility at Jinnah Hospital, Karachi. This cutting-edge technology offers advanced, non-invasive cancer treatment with exceptional precision,” Umar Rehman Mal;ik said. He added: “In a […]
Read MoreSofia: In the next 20 years, nearly half of Bulgaria’s workforce is expected to be over the age of 55, reflecting a significant aging trend in the country. A study by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (BCC) reveals that if this trend continues, the proportion of older workers could reach 48 percent, with two-thirds of […]
Read MoreParsi: French authorities have recalled Olympics-branded water bottles for children containing excessive levels of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A. The reusable bottles made by the Vilac company have “levels of Bisphenol A not in line with regulations” on products designed for contact with foods, government website Rappel Conso (Consumer Recall) said. The white-coloured flasks with beige, […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the Sindh government led by the PPP was performing amazingly in the health sector. “The Sindh government under the vision of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has made significant strides in combating fatal diseases, earning commendation both nationally and internationally,” he said […]
Read MoreRome: Giorgia Meloni’s party is proposing a tweak in the country’s constitution that would complicate adoption of the colour-coded front-of-packet labelling in Italy – and Europe. The Italian government is proposing an amendment to its constitution that would stymie introduction of the EU-backed Nutri-Score system in the mediterranean state, Euronews reported. Italy has long been […]
Read MoreKhoo Bee Khim By now, you might have heard about the health condition of the UK’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton. In a video statement released on March 23, the Duchess of Cambridge announced that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy. “In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London […]
Read MoreParis: France is to ban smoking on all beaches, as well as in public parks, forests and near schools, after Emmanuel Macron promised to create “the first tobacco-free generation” by 2032. “From now on, no-smoking areas will be the norm,” said the health minister, Aurélien Rousseau. There are already 7,200 tobacco-free areas in France – […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week called for joint efforts to prevent diabetes. “On this #WorldDiabetesDay, let’s acknowledge millions of ???? grappling w diabetes – nearly 33m are affected! Together with @novonordisk & @nhsrcofficial held a Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue to formulate a collective call to action aimed at preventing diabetes […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week lauded the services of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of Trauma (SMBBIT). “PPP’s Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of Trauma SMBBIT is established with mission to provide free of cost treatment to traumatically injured patients through specially trained medical personnel with a […]
Read MoreBrussels: At its conference in Bilbao, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) this week urged the European Union to launch a European action plan stepping up cooperation between national health systems. The main goal: to provide better diagnoses, treatment and care to patients with rare diseases. A European strategy to give people with rare […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Umar Rehman Malik, head of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Digital Media Islamabad said this week that Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing 125 liver transplant cases. “DUHS became the first public sector university in Pakistan to offer transplant facilities in May 2016,” he posted […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Copenhagen: Danish residents over the age of 65 will be offered a Covid booster vaccine for the third year this autumn, with an influenza booster also available at the point of service. The autumn vaccination campaign was announced by Danske Regioner, the national organisation for the regional health authorities, in a statement. An […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Mr. ISHII Kensuke, Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, attended the handover ceremony for the project of reusing secondhand ambulances funded by the Government of Japan to Pakistan Red Crescent Society, one of the largest humanitarian organizations working all over Pakistan. The ceremony was held in the PRCS headquarters in […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Islamabad in collaboration with Japan-FETP, this week organized a special online session on the “Role of FETPs in Disease Surveillance and Prevention/ Control of Diseases.” This session was originally initiated with good communication and collaboration between the Pakistan Center for Disease […]
Read MoreJunko Ogura Tokyo: A dog has been hailed as a hero in Japan after she saved the life of a man who was having a heart attack by sounding the alarm with her incessant barking. Koume, a 5-year-old mongrel, was handed an official letter of appreciation by local fire officials at a special ceremony last […]
Read MoreWang Xiaoyu Beijing: While the end of the COVID-19 pandemic seems in sight, experts and officials said this week that vaccinating vulnerable groups against the disease, monitoring immunity levels across its population and stepping up preparedness for developing novel and variant-specific vaccines will remain essential tasks. Qi Xiaopeng, a researcher at the Chinese Center for […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: China has urged World Health Organization (WHO) officials to return to science and fairness and not to be subject to or willing to descend to become a tool of politicization of certain countries, after some in the international organization smeared China for lacking transparency in sharing data about COVID-19 origins. Using twisted […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan and Italy this week reached an agreement under which funds amounting to Rs 500 million would be spent to ensure better healthcare facilities for children and women under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). The agreement was signed by Co-Director PIDSA Pakistan Islam Zaib, Co-Director PIDSA (Pakistan Italy Debt Swap Agreement) Italy […]
Read MoreDoha: Hayat Abuzannad is a mother of triplets – triplets with autism. Dedicated to providing her sons with the best possible learning opportunities, in 2018 Abuzannad applied for Qatar Foundation’s Qader Award, a free sports programme for people with disabilities. And for the past five years, it has been instrumental in transforming the lives of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prominent financial expert Umar Rehman Malik this week lauded the Sindh government for providing adequate health facilities to the people. “Sindh government is taking strides towards making quality and free healthcare affordable to all,” he tweeted. Umar Rehman Malik added: “This is a basic human right, and I am so happy to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Providing free and quality public healthcare has been a cornerstone of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) manifesto, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari said this week. She pointed out that under the PPP-led Sindh government, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD) has been strengthened into one of the strongest cardiac networks spread across 22 […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Faisalabad: Ambassador of Denmark in Pakistan, Jakob Linulf, said this week that the mega project of waste water treatment plant worth more than 19 billion rupees in collaboration with WASA Faisalabad is of great importance, and with the mega project of 44 million gallons of daily (MGD) waste water treatment, the citizens of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese urged the Pakistanis to use olive oil to boost health. “The best kind of olive needs experts and if Pakistanis get used to using olive oil, the Italian government would love to continue the olive project,” the envoy said while addressing a Roundtable discussion on “Holistic […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week warned against wrong use of the cough medicines. “Cough medicine removed over pholcodine causing anaphylactic reactions – Pl(ease) check the ingredients of your cough medicine as pholcodine has been found to be potentially life threatening,” he tweeted. Dozens of popular over-the-counter cough syrups and […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: After achieving a major and decisive victory in its COVID-19 prevention and control efforts since late 2022, China has put its economy back on the fast track, with the vigor of its development impacting the whole world. At a meeting last week, the Chinese leadership noted that China’s COVID-19 response has accomplished a […]
Read MoreRoland Boer On January 6, 2023, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued China’s 10th edition of its diagnosis and treatment protocol for novel coronavirus infection. This is the NHC’s first national guiding protocol after China announced to downgrade management of COVID from Class A to Class B from […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan has reported record-high cases of bird flu across 23 provinces, with authorities culling around 7.75 million birds this week, officials said. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said the bird flu cases have risen to 54 after new infections were recorded in Chiba and Fukuoka provinces. This is the highest […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by providing more than US$ 3.87 million as a grant. The grant will be used for the procurement of essential oral polio vaccine, which will reach more than 18.61 million under five years old children in Pakistan […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: Local governments across China are rolling out policies to support businesses and residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 control, allowing virus-hit supermarkets to reopen sooner and reducing operating costs for struggling companies. The Chinese capital Beijing promised to expedite the reopening of shopping malls and supermarkets that sell livelihood-related products, as the latest effort […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam M. Tugio this week emphasized the need to accelerate collaborative efforts among the OIC countries for the development of Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM) in the wake of growing popularity of natural remedy methods and global awareness to protect environment for ensuring ‘Greener Future’. Addressing the participants […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said this week that he was surprised to learn about the statistics of diabetes in Pakistan. “Surprised to learn 1 in 4 adults living w #Diabetes in Pakistan,” he tweeted, advising all to adopt health habits. Ambassador Jakob Linulf, said that diabetes was a very […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: A Chinese health official said on Saturday that the 20 newly released measures on epidemic prevention and control were well conceived based on ample practical experience and related assessment data. On the basis of the ninth edition of the country’s COVID-19 control protocols, these measures, which were announced on Friday, optimized […]
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