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112,000 children to be vaccinated against polio in Hangu

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The district administration of Hangu has completed arrangements for successful holding of a three-day anti-polio campaign starting from April 18 where 112,000...

Around 8% of population have diabetes in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan: Around eight percent of the population of Pakistan is living with diabetes due to absence of effective health care, stress, sedentary lifestyle...

Healthy diet can reduce diabetes risk: Tarar

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Ms Saira Afzal Tarar has said that maintaining normal body weight, engaging...

Pakistan to observe World Health Day on April 7 with focus on diabetes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan would observe World Health Day on April 7(Thursday), with focus on its over seven million diabetic patients. The theme of World Health...

Canada pledges C$ 40 million for polio eradication in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The government of Canada has announced support for Prime Minister of Pakistan's initiative for eradication of polio from Pakistan with a pledge...

Child Psychiatric Department to be established at PIMS

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry Monday announced to establish a Child Psychiatric Department...

94,000 people in Pakistan living with HIV

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: As many as 94,000 people in Pakistan are living with disease of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). An official of National AIDS Control Programme...

PIMA to organize two-day doctors convention in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) would organize two-day all Pakistan Doctors convention at Peshawar Medical College from April 2. Chairman PIMA Convention Dr...

300,000 persons diagnosed with TB every year in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: About 300,000 new tuberculosis cases are diagnosed and treated free of charge every year in Pakistan through countrywide network of 1500 TB...

942,000 patients treated under TB Control Programme in 3 years

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Around 942,000 tuberculosis patients were treated under the Tuberculosis Control programme in three years from 2013 to 2015. According to figures of Ministry...

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