Health

Grand Health Alliance protest continues for 30th day

KARACHI: Deadlock between Sindh government and Grand Health Alliance sustained and OPD of Jinnah hospital has been shut completely. Protest by health alliance has entered its 30th day today and patients have been left in misery.   Patients await...

Punjab under Dengue attacks, govt busy to save Imran politics: Hamza Shehbaz

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly opposition leader Hamza Shehbaz said almost 16,000 Dengue cases reported in Punjab this year and 25 people died but Punjab government is busy to save Imran’s politics instead. In a statement he said chances of Dengue ris...

LNH holds medical camp for flood victims in tent city Malir

Karachi: A 15-member free medical camp organised by Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) for flood victims was held in tent city Malir under MDA scheme. Flood victims from all over Sindh were checked up for fever, blood pressure, gynae and various disease...

Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Child Life Foundation ink accord on children health care

KARACHI: Consulate of Italy Istituto Giannina Gaslini largest pediatric care hospital in Northern Italy and Child Life Foundation are promoting important co-operation in field of children health care with objective of saving lives through better use...

Breast cancer disease is on top in Pakistan: VC FUUAST

KARACHI: Vice Chancellor Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Professor Dr. Muhammad Ziauddin said that incidence of breast cancer are very high in Pakistan as one in every nine women in country at a high risk of catching...

Metro commemorates ‘Pinktober’ for breast cancer awareness

Karachi: METRO leading international wholesale company in collaboration with Chughtai Lab, Pink Ribbon and Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) commemorated ‘Pinktober’- Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Educational sessions were conduct...

Second phase of Covid paediatric drive kicks off in Karachi, Hyderabad: Health Minister

KARACHI: Second phase of paediatric drive for Covid vaccination has kicked off in Karachi and Hyderabad where over 2.5 children up to 11 years of age will be received their second dose of vaccine to protect them from virus. Week-long campaign will c...

Dr Ziauddin Hospital’s continuous, massive contribution towards cause

Karachi: Pakistan bears highest burden of breast cancer in Asia with highest number of deaths because of delayed diagnosis. Lack of awareness and access along with psychosocial barriers and taboos of society are major contributors to this delay. Lite...

Make mental health, wellbeing for all a global priority

Karachi: ‘Mental health is no different from physical health,’ saying goes. Mental health issues can be inherited through a person’s parents or picked up in their environment. Mental problems can be brought on by a variety of behavi...

Governor Tessori inaugurates tent city set up by Saylani in cooperation with AFAD

KARACHI: The tent city has the capacity to accommodate 1000 flood victims, food, clean drinking water, medicines and medical facilities will be provided. Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori inaugurated tent city established by Saylani Welfare In...

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Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...

Sindh Wildlife Department announces regulations, bans quail netting, permits mandatory

KARACHI: The Sindh Forest and Wildlife Department has officially announced the commencement of the 2025–26 hunting season across the province. According to a notification issued by the department, hunting of game birds will be permitted fr...

SHC issues notice on illegal constructions worth Rs1bln in Karimabad Society

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other concerned parties regarding alleged illegal constructions on plots in the Ismailia Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Karimabad. The c...
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