In the age of AI, be careful if your employee is losing one of these skills In a world where HR is hustling to “upskill” employees to keep up with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype and... Published 30 Jun, 2023 02:35pm
World WHO warns Covid ‘has not gone away’ COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am
Pakistan Immunization drive for 1.5m children against measles launched LAHORE: A special immunization campaign for inoculating more than 1.5 million children against measles has been... Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am
Pakistan EPI launches awareness drive: Minister underscores need for promoting hygiene practices LAHORE: Underlining the need for promoting hygiene practices among the people, Punjab caretaker Minister for Primary... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Pakistan PN continues relief operation in cyclone-hit areas KARACHI: Pakistan Navy continues wide scale Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations in coastal... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
Opinion Huge global economic policy challenges ‘The world is facing numerous extreme, interlinked challenges, including a climate emergency and growing economic... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Perspectives Fighting air pollution in Peshawar Recently, there was an important step in the fight for better air quality in Pakistan as a network of air quality... Published 13 Jun, 2023 12:23pm
Pakistan Experts for efforts to check spread of infectious diseases ISLAMABAD: Health professionals at a seminar have called for collaborative efforts to check the spread of infectious... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
Pakistan Sindh Cabinet meeting: Procurement of 60 ambulances, breastfeeding law and Hindu Marriage Act approved KARACHI: The provincial cabinet Monday met under the chairmanship of the Sindh Chief Minister and approved the... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
World WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by EU’s Covid pass GENEVA: The World Health Organization will use the European Union’s digital Covid pass as a basis for a global... Published 05 Jun, 2023 06:04pm
Pakistan Fighting Naegleria virus: KWSB says it is adding chlorine to water properly KARACHI: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed... Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am
World More than 1,000 attacks on Ukraine health care system: WHO COPENHAGEN: More than 1,000 attacks on health care systems in Ukraine have been recorded since the start of the... Published 30 May, 2023 09:07pm
World Indian labs to give ‘top priority’ to tests on cough syrup exports NEW DELHI: India’s government laboratories should give “top priority” to testing cough syrup for export, the drug... Published 24 May, 2023 07:00pm
World Ukraine allies slam Russia's 'cynical' WHO draft resolution GENEVA: Kyiv's allies on Tuesday condemned Moscow for proposing a "cynical" draft resolution on the "health ... Published 24 May, 2023 12:24am
World India makes tests mandatory for cough syrup export after overseas deaths NEW DELHI: India will make tests mandatory for cough syrups before they are exported, a government notice showed on... Published 23 May, 2023 08:52pm
World WHO launches global network to detect infectious disease threat GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Saturday launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from... Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am
Pakistan Evening shift: EPI: minister says vaccination begins at leading hospitals LAHORE: The Expanded Programme on Immunisation has started evening shift of vaccination services at leading teaching... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan IPH prepares SOPS for monkey pox management LAHORE: The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has prepared Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) on Monkeypox in 15... Published 17 May, 2023 07:07am
World WHO warns against using artificial sweeteners GENEVA: Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
World G7 plans new vaccine program for developing nations TOKYO: The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new program to distribute vaccines to... Published 13 May, 2023 10:11am
World Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’, says WHO amid obesity review LONDON: New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy are not a “silver bullet” for... Published 12 May, 2023 02:09pm
Business & Finance Market share of smuggled cigarettes likely to increase by 50pc LAHORE: Illicit cigarette brands account for a significant portion of the market, and the tax discrepancy caused by... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance Tobacco products: Govt urged to further increase taxes ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists and health experts on Tuesday asked the government to further increase taxes on... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Pakistan Pakistan reports another death as WHO ends Covid emergency ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another fatality on the day the World Health Organization ended the global ... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
World Emergency medical aid shipment arrives in Sudan: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief said on Saturday that emergency medical supplies for some 165,000 people... Published 06 May, 2023 01:59pm
World COVID global emergency over but risks remain, says China health official SHENZHEN: While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19,... Published 06 May, 2023 10:37am
Pakistan Health activists praise PM for raising FED on tobacco products ISLAMABAD: Health activists highly appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s fiscal policy stance of raising... Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am
World Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and... Published 05 May, 2023 07:07pm
Business & Finance Pakistan selling cheapest cigarettes in region: Study ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is selling cheapest cigarettes in the region, revealed a research study on Thursday. For... Updated 05 May, 2023 07:06am
Editorials Mpox alarm EDITORIAL: A new public health concern has emerged since a Pakistani arriving at the Islamabad airport from Saudi... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am