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148,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed every year

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: About 148,000 new cases of cancers are diagnosed every year in the country while breast cancer has been the most common in...

Smoking tendency in children decreased, NA told

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Dr Darshan on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that smoking tendency in children...

PIMS establishes special isolation ward for Congo patients

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A public health specialist at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Dr Wasim Khawaja said on Tuesday that special isolation ward in...

Soon Pakistan to be counted in polio free countries: Saira

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar reiterated that soon Pakistan would be counted in polio free countries. Talking to...

Legislation to discourage formula milk to be tabled soon: Saira

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Wednesday said that the government was working on...

Congo virus reported in Balochistan

QUETTA, Pakistan: Congo virus has been reported in Balochistan as a 12-year-old girl suffering from Congo fever was brought to Fatima Jinnah TB Sanatorium...

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...

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