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Tobacco kills about 100,000 people annually in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan: As many as five million people die in the world as a direct result of tobacco while about 100,000 people lost their...

Punjab approves two development schemes of Health sector

LAHORE, Pakistan: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved two development schemes of Health Sector with an estimated cost of Rs. 25374.314 million. These...

Anti-polio campaign begins in Karachi, Hyderabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Four-day anti-polio campaign has begun in Karachi on Tuesday and will continue till May 27. Commissioner Karachi Asif Haider Shah initiated the drive...

Three-day anti-polio drive kicks off in Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Around 10.8 million children will get polio vaccine in Punjab as a three-day anti-polio campaign was launched across the province on Monday. During...

Four-day anti-polio drive in Karachi from May 24

KARACHI, Pakistan: Four-day anti-polio campaign will begin from May 24 in all 188 Union Councils of Karachi during which over 2.2 million children will...

Anti-polio drive underway in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Three-day anti-polio drive is underway in 30 districts of Balochistan including Quetta that aims at vaccinating over 2.3 million children. At least 6,773...

Pakistan could beat polio in months: WHO

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Polio could be eradicated in Pakistan within months, health officials said, as a mass vaccination drive is launched. A World Health Organisation spokesman...

Approximately 62,651 nurses working in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: At least 62,651 nurses were currently working in the country who were taking training from registered 72 centres in Punjab, 59 in...

Nestle and planning commission join hands for healthy kids

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Planning Commission of Pakistan and Nestlé Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purpose of improving health of...

7% of Pakistan’s population suffering from asthma

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Seven percent of country's population is suffering from asthma and within next 10 to 20 years there might be an increase of about 20...

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