Health
Climate scientists address global pollution crisis in New York briefing
By Salim Siddiqui NEW YORK: In a recent briefing to foreign media at Columbia University New York, leading climate scientists...
How opioid prescriptions and suicide rates are linked
ISLAMAABAD, (Online) - New research study has found that in areas where prescriptions of opioids have decreased, the rates of...
Mental illness in Pakistan: The toll of neglect
The most shamefully neglected health field in Pakistan, mental illness afflicts 10 – 16 per cent of the population; with...
Pakistan ‘not prepared to detect and respond to health threats’: WHO report
Pakistan is not fully prepared to prevent, detect and respond to health threats – from internal or external factors –...
Amid fight against coronavirus, federal health secretary removed
ISLAMABAD: While the health ministry is in the limelight due to novel coronavirus scare, federal health secretary Dr Syed Tauqir...
PM Imran launches universal healthcare scheme
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card scheme to provide health insurance to families...
Health dept devises micro plan to control spread of dengue
The Rawalpindi health department has devised an effective micro plan devised to control the spread of dengue in 2022, keeping...
Sindh unveils ambitious health strategy for the next eight years
For Sindh’s health sector and doctors, Thursday, was an important day. After it was torn away from the centre last...
KP health budget goes up by 18pc
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs21.576 billion for healthcare in the next financial year with Rs11 billion going...
Infections amongst healthcare workers increase by 75pc in a week
At least 191 more healthcare providers and medical workers have tested positive for the coronavirus within a week, according to...
