Karachi reports first polio case in nearly two years Published 19 Oct, 2026 05:56pm With this case, Pakistan tally reaches seven
Hepatitis screening of govt employees begins today Published 18 Aug, 2026 05:07am ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to conduct hepatitis screening of government employees working in Islamabad....
DRAP urged to follow full process before declaring medicines substandard Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am KARACHI: Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry has urged the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to avoid...
Pakistan issues high alert over Nipah virus outbreak in India Published 28 Jan, 2026 11:54pm Ministry says no case of Nipah virus has been reported in Pakistan yet
PPEP confirms wild poliovirus case in North Waziristan Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:31am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (PPEP) has confirmed the detection of a wild poliovirus case in...
Polio case from North Waziristan brings 2025 tally to 31 Published 13 Jan, 2026 04:35pm This is the fifth polio case reported from North Waziristan in 2025 and the 31st case nationwide
47 out of 127 sewage samples found to be infected with polio virus: NIH Published 12 Nov, 2025 07:46am ISLAMABAD: The National Health Institute (NIH) Pakistan has confirmed that 47 out of 127 sewage samples collected...
KP launches community-based disease surveillance system Published 08 Sep, 2025 05:59am PESHAWAR: The Health Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has initiated a community-based surveillance (CBS) system ...
Pakistan’s flood-hit areas: Ministry issues advisories against disease outbreaks Updated 05 Sep, 2025 11:27am ISLAMABD: Following the recent floods, the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulation on Thursday urged...
NIH confirms detection of new poliovirus case in KP Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) Monday confirmed the detection of a new poliovirus case in ...
NIH announces registration of 19th poliovirus positive case Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (PPEP), Wednesday, announced registration of 19th poliovirus...
18th poliovirus positive case reported: PPEP Updated 02 Aug, 2025 08:45am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (PPEP), Friday, announced detection of 18th poliovirus positive...
NIH confirms three new polio cases Published 28 Jul, 2025 07:02am ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH),...
Minister reaffirms commitment to IHR framework Published 24 Jun, 2025 07:03am ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, Monday,...
Country confirms 74th polio case of 2024 Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:48am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Tuesday, confirmed the detection of the 74th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2024 in the...
Thatta, Umerkot and Noshero Feroze: Sewage samples test positive for poliovirus Published 27 Jan, 2025 07:17am ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed...
One more polio case confirmed; 2024 tally rises to 68 Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 68th poliovirus case of 2024 as the Regional Reference Laboratory (RFL) for polio...
Yet another polio case reported Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:08am ISLAMABAD: The country has registered the 65th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2024, Pakistan Polio ...
Sewage samples from eight districts test positive for poliovirus Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has...
Three more polio cases reported in country Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:36am ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has...
Sindh reports 106,684 malaria cases in last week Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am KARACHI: Sindh has reported a sharp spike in malaria cases as the province has reported over 100,000 cases of the...
Misuse of antibiotic ignites fears of untreatable infections Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a pressing concern regarding the excessive use of antibiotics, which may lead to the...
Another polio case reported Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:52am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported yet another poliovirus case taking the national tally to 17 cases detected in 2024....
Mpox virus: current situation, preventive steps to be discussed tomorrow Published 02 Sep, 2024 07:44am ISLAMABAD: As Monkeypox cases are rising in the country, the government on Sunday convened an important meeting on...
Acute Watery Diarrhoea: NIH’s CDC issues advisory for prevention, control Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued an advisory for...
WPV1: Nine sewage samples tested positive Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am ISLAMABAD: The health authorities have collected nine sewage samples from six districts of the country that have...
Covid positivity rate rises to 1.24pc Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am ISLAMABAD: The weekly coronavirus positivity ratio in Pakistan has witnessed an increase from 0.85 percent to 1.24...
72 Covid positive cases detected over last week: NIH Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detected a total 72 coronavirus positive cases over the past week, weekly Covid-19 official...
IPH prepares SOPS for monkey pox management Published 17 May, 2023 07:07am LAHORE: The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has prepared Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) on Monkeypox in 15...
Pakistan reports another death as WHO ends Covid emergency Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another fatality on the day the World Health Organization ended the global ...
