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Punjab govt spends huge money to control AIDS

LAHORE, Pakistan: Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs and Human rights Khalil Tahir Sandhu has said awareness material about AIDS is being included in syllabus. He...

Proper mechanism in place to dispose of hospitals’ waste: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Assembly was informed Tuesday that a proper mechanism was in place to properly dispose of waste materials of public sector...

Punjab govt taking solid steps for health sector development

LAHORE, Pakistan: Advisor on Health to Punjab Chief Minister, Khawaja Salman Rafiq, has said government has taken concrete steps for the health sector development...

778000 children to be vaccinated against polio in Peshawar

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: As many 778000 children under the age of 5 years would be vaccinated against polio here during the upcoming campaign starting from...

Over 10 million Pakistanis suffering from different respiratory diseases

SUKKUR, Pakistan: Over 10 million Pakistanis have been suffering from different respiratory diseases which are increasing due to air pollution, cigarette, occupational exposure and...

2050 may witness up to 1 billion people going blind

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: As per a recent study, up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century...

HIV/AIDS needs special attention: Saira Tarar

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Tuesday said HIV/AIDS need special attention due to the stigma...

Punjab govt to establish latest drug testing lab

LAHORE, Pakistan: The Punjab government is establishing a state of the art Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) of international standard at Kotlakhpat, here. According to the...

Sindh yet to identify districts for PM’s Health Insurance Scheme

KARACHI, Pakistan: Inability of Sindh Government to identify districts with highest number of people living around poverty line has delayed its inclusion in the...

Punjab govt to set up centre of excellence against Thalassaemia

LAHORE, Pakistan: The Punjab government will set up a centre of excellence for diagnosis, treatment and eradication of thalassaemia in the province. This was disclosed...

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