At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands Published 03 Jul, 2026 01:34pm The extreme heat was almost certainly driven by climate change, scientists said
Health Ministry launches ITMS across all attach depts Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has launched an Integrated Task Management...
War in the Middle East: latest developments Published 13 Apr, 2026 01:09pm Donald Trump said he does not care if Iran comes back to negotiations with the United States after weekend talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal
Pakistan, WHO vow to work hard to fight hepatitis C Updated 02 Aug, 2025 08:12am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, vowing to take all possible steps to effectively...
Kamal assumes charge of health ministry Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:51am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa...
Second Mpox case detected Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Friday, confirmed tracing second Mpox case in...
PM’s health coordinator confirms reported case Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on National Health Services Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, on Saturday, confirmed that...
Setting up of ‘Medical City and PEZ’ under PPP mode: Ministry asked to discuss proposal at working group meeting Published 24 Jul, 2024 06:55am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MNHSR&R) is said to have been...
Kids’ immunization: Govt approves Rs12.30bn TSG for health ministry Updated 02 Jun, 2024 12:22pm ISLAMABAD: The government has approved a Rs12,306 million technical supplementary grant (TSG) for the Ministry of...
Violations of rules: Health ministry seeks explanation from DRAP Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations while taking serious notice of the violation of...
Rs24.2bn earmarked for health ministry Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked a total Rs24.2 billion for the Ministry of National Health Services and...
Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire Published 12 May, 2023 11:08am KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian...
Feeble fight against malaria Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am EDITORIAL: According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) statement, so far 42 countries and territories...
A little-noticed public health threat Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:11am EDITORIAL: The statistics about the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are startlingly worrisome. According to the World...
Increase in price of Paracetamol okayed Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:03am ECC also approves circular debt management plan, extra surcharge on power
Ministry proposes increase in taxes on sugary drinks Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:25am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has proposed to the Ministry of Finance to...
Cholera cases on the rise in Haiti Published 19 Oct, 2022 11:04am PORT-AU-PRINCE: Cholera cases are rising in Haiti, according to Health Ministry figures obtained by AFP on Tuesday,...
Italy's coronavirus cases hit new daily record of 219,441 Thursday Published 06 Jan, 2022 11:28pm MILAN: Italy reported a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday at 219,441 against 189,109 the day...
Mexico reports 15,784 new COVID-19 cases, 1,071 more deaths Published 08 Sep, 2021 12:58pm MEXICO CITY: Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 15,784 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and...
Govt decides to administer Covid booster shots to people traveling abroad Updated 28 Aug, 2021 05:52pm A fee of Rs1,270 has been fixed for those willing to receive booster shots The citizens can get the vaccine shots after showing their visa and bank voucher
Existing rules, regulations: Health ministry directed to ensure effective implementation Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has...
Germany to offer Covid booster shots from September Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:52pm Health Minister Jens Spahn and his 16 regional peers agreed after talks that the elderly and at-risk should receive a booster shot, citing concerns over "a reduced or rapidly declining immune response" among some groups.
Brazil reports 18,999 new coronavirus cases, 578 deaths Published 27 Jul, 2021 11:45am Brazil has registered more than 19.7 million cases since the pandemic began
Appointment of chief secretaries in AJK, G-B and provinces: Senate body expresses reservations over procedure Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation expressed serious reservations over the procedure...
India reports 42,640 new COVID-19 cases, 1,167 deaths Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:31am The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.98 million, while total fatalities are at 389,302.
India posts lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases in nearly 3 months Published 20 Jun, 2021 12:42pm The total number of cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 29.9 million.
Govt to import 27.5m doses of anti-corona vaccine due to shortage Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to import 27.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as a serious shortage...
India reports 70,421 new COVID-19 infections, 3,921 deaths Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:11pm The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.51 million.
India posts record new Covid deaths after data revision Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am NEW DELHI: India on Thursday recorded a global record of more than 6,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours after one...
Mexico reports 932 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths Published 01 Jun, 2021 01:17am Mexico reported 932 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 61 additional fatalities on Monday.