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150,000 people die every year from hepatitis B, C in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Health experts on Wednesday said that 150,000 people die in Pakistan every year due to complications from hepatitis B and C and...

100-bedded drug treatment hospital being constructed in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control is constructing a 100-bedded drug treatment hospital in Peshawar for treatment and detoxification of drug users...

Polio drives begin in Sindh, FATA and KPK

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A five-day supplementary polio immunization drive would commence on Monday in the 12 districts of Sindh. A total of 2.498 million children would...

Int’l body commends Pakistan’s polio progress

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The meeting of International Monitoring Board (IMB) on Polio that concluded on Friday at London highly appreciated the progress made by Pakistan...

Pakistan ranks sixth globally among high TB risk countries

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan ranks sixth globally among the 22 high tuberculosis risk countries, contributing 43 per cent of the disease towards the Eastern-Mediterranean region...

Experts advise people not to use soft drinks at Iftar, Sehr

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Medical experts have advised the people against consumption of soft drinks during Iftar and Sehr as they are harmful for health. Talking to...

Cardio vascular hospitals to be set up across Sindh

TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN, Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) lawmaker in the National Assembly Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the Sindh government has signed...

Dengue affected patients in Rawalpindi reach 12

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: At least 12 people have been admitted to a hospital in Rawalpindi after they were confirmed of having dengue virus on Thursday. Over...

239 patients of AIDS, 9747 of HIV in Sindh

KARACHI, Pakistan: As many as 239 patients of AIDS and 9747 patients of HIV were tested to be positive in Sindh, In-charge AIDS Control...

Dental diseases on rise in KPK as 504965 cases reported in 2015

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The number of patients with dental problems, have risen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 504965 cases were reported in 2015 due unchecked quackery...

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