A stockpile of half a million Ebola vaccine doses was established by Gavi and other global health partners in 2019 for use in outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever, which has an average fatality rate of roughly 60%. Around 11,000 people died in a 2014-16 outbreak in West Africa, the largest ever. But while highly deadly, Ebola […]
According to the budgetary document released on Wednesday, out of the total allocation, Rs 7,131.330 million has been earmarked for ongoing schemes and Rs 19,868.670 million for new schemes. The government has allocated Rs 5,000 million for the Prime Minister’s National Programme for Elimination of Hepatitis C Infection while Rs 2,000 million for the Prime […]
According to details, Asad Umar was moved to the hospital via Sindh Rescue Ambulance Service 1122 after receiving a call. The former minister in his video statement inside the ambulance lauded the services of Sindh Rescue Ambulance 1122 as it reached within 5 minutes after receiving a call. He also lauded the expertise of the […]
The DRAP in its circular said, that administering products containing particulate matter may block blood vessels, leading to local irritation, swelling, tissue inflammation, blood clots, lung tissue scarring, and life-threatening allergic reactions. The manufacturer has initiated a recall of all batches of the affected product from the market. All pharmacists and chemists working at distributions […]
The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review the matters related to the Ministry of National Health Services, instructed to formulate a strategy to build the said tower through the public-private partnership. Highlighting the significant responsibilities of the health sector to save human lives, the prime minister expressed his concerns about the reported new polio […]
According to the sources within the National Institute of Health (NIH), dengue cases are increasing rapidly with the rise in temperatures in Pakistan. Balochistan remained the most affected province with 1,728 dengue cases during the past week. Punjab, 916, Sindh,116, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 34 dengue cases. Azad Jammu and Kashmir logged a single dengue […]
Hundreds of thousands of birds have already been destroyed after bird flu was found at two Australian egg farms last month. The third farm is within a few kilometers of the first to report infection and both have the same H7N3 strain of the virus, while the other farm had an H7N9 strain, the state […]
In the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families,” UNICEF said. It said that five sets of data collected between December 2023 and April 2024 had found that 9 out of 10 children in the Gaza […]
Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak in cows could take a greater economic toll in the farm belt than initially thought. Farmers have long culled poultry infected by the virus, but cows cost much more to raise than chickens or turkeys. A U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson said the agency knew of […]
The sample collected from the sewage of Jamala Muhallah of Lasbela on May 21, tested positive for Type-1 Wild Poliovirus. Three sewage samples have tested positive for poliovirus in Lasbela in the current year. Pakistan has reported 173 positive environmental samples for poliovirus in 2024, the sources said. Yesterday, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio […]
