“The current environment in Gaza, including overcrowding in shelters and severely damaged water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure, which facilitates fecal-oral transmission, create ideal conditions for further spread of poliovirus,” the WHO statement said. “Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection,” it added. In September and […]
Known widely as “RFK Jr.,” the 71-year-old nephew of the late president John F. Kennedy secured confirmation in a 52-48 vote largely along party lines, becoming the latest contentious addition to President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Kennedy now heads a department overseeing 80,000 employees and a $1.7 trillion budget as scientists warn of a potential bird […]
According to sources, this is the first time in 2025 that the virus has been found in environmental samples across the country. Sources revealed that sewage samples collected from January 6 to 15 tested positive for poliovirus in 26 districts. The affected districts include 15 from Sindh, 5 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 3 each from […]
As per details, the anti-polio drive will be launched from February 3 to 9. It will target over 4.54 million children across the country. Sources privy to the development said that a three-day campaign with two additional catch-up days will be carried out in general areas of the country. A five-day campaign followed by two […]
According to the Ministry of Health’s spokesperson, the patient, who recently returned from Dubai on January 24, was identified through screening at the Peshawar airport. The suspected case tested positive, bringing the total number of mpox cases in the country to 10 since the health emergency was declared. The patient has been transferred to Services […]
Much of the Gaza Strip’s health infrastructure has been destroyed by the more than year-long war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas before a ceasefire took hold on Sunday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the ceasefire, posting on social media that it would “bring great hope for millions of people whose lives […]
ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah, who conducted the hearing inside Adiala Jail, also allowed a medical checkup for Imran Khan. The PTI founder was presented before the court while other suspects in the same case were also brought to Adiala Jail for the hearing. The court will hear the case daily from January 13. The […]
Zia, 79, served as prime minister of the South Asian nation twice but was jailed for corruption in 2018 during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, her successor and lifelong rival. Hasina’s toppling and exile to neighboring India after the August revolt against her autocratic government prompted Zia’s release from house arrest. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) […]
The CDC said the patient’s sample showed mutations in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, the part of the virus that plays a key role in its attaching to host cells. The health body said, opens new tab the risk to the general public from the outbreak has not changed and remains low. US suffers first severe […]
The entry test was scheduled for December 26 (today), but the court has suspended it for the time being. According to the petitioner, the security situation in Kurram is unstable, making it impossible to hold the test in the district. The petitioner has also requested the court to arrange an examination hall in Sadda for […]
