Two Omicron sub-variants driving S. Africa Covid spike: WHO GENEVA: Two new Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in reported Covid cases in South Africa, the World... Published 04 May, 2022 11:00pm
World India releases 2020 death data ahead of WHO COVID mortality study it objects NEW DELHI: India registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released... Published 04 May, 2022 03:34pm
Pakistan ‘World Immunization Week’ in Khyber district begins today PESHAWAR: Like elsewhere in the World, Immunization week from April 24 to April 30, 2022 will be celebrated in ... Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am
World WHO ‘strongly recommends’ Pfizer’s Covid pill GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill... Published 22 Apr, 2022 09:31am
World India slams WHO over report claiming 4m Covid deaths NEW DELHI: India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims... Published 19 Apr, 2022 06:04am
World India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million Covid deaths NEW DELHI: India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims... Published 18 Apr, 2022 02:37pm
World Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: document BRUSSELS: Poorer nations have refused tens of millions of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the global programme... Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:08pm
Pakistan Pollution, rising temperatures creating new diseases: Prof Zafar LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute & Lahore General Hospital Principal Prof. Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-Farid... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
World WHO calls for access to Mariupol LVIV: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for humanitarian access to Ukraine’s besieged city of... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:54pm
World Nearly entire global population breathing polluted air: WHO GENEVA: A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health... Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:40pm
World WHO warns of virulent Covid variant risk GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday laid out three possible paths that the Covid-19 pandemic might... Published 30 Mar, 2022 10:19pm
Pakistan ‘One out of every 20 people is at risk for colon cancer’ LAHORE: Sub-standard and adulterated food items, poultry foods, smoking, alcohol and avoiding exercise and obesity... Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Pakistan Martin Dow Group & RIHIS host conference on ‘Patient Safety 2022’ KARACHI: The 5th International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS) on the “Implementation Research in Healthcare... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
World Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too... Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am
World Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too... Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:17pm
World No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 SHANGHAI: Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a... Published 22 Mar, 2022 12:19pm
World WHO sounds alarm on TB fight funds GENEVA: The world is spending nowhere near enough to revive the fight against tuberculosis after the Covid-19 crisis... Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:27pm
World COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’: WHO official GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way... Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:48pm
World WHO alarmed by attacks on Ukraine health system GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Wednesday that healthcare facilities and personnel globally were being... Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:42pm
Print PASSD seeks Cabinet nod for ‘Ehsaas Tahafuz’ ISLAMABAD: The Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) has sought cabinet approval for Catastrophic... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 09:07am
World Two years on, WHO warns pandemic ‘far from over’ GENEVA: The pandemic is far from over, the WHO’s leader insisted Wednesday, two years after he first used the term... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
World Attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly, WHO warns Attacks on hospitals, ambulances and other health care facilities in Ukraine have increased rapidly in recent days... Updated 08 Mar, 2022 10:06pm
World WHO confirms additional attacks on Ukraine health care GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed seven attacks on health care infrastructure in Ukraine... Published 07 Mar, 2022 07:25pm
Pakistan Covid-19; WHO praises Pakistan for vaccinating 100m citizens ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on vaccinating 100 million citizens... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am
Opinion Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight? Two years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to “live with Covid”, however... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am
World Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO GENEVA: The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said Wednesday, indicating that cases of... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am
World WHO 'deeply concerned' by Ukraine healthcare attacks GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it was "deeply concerned" by reports of attacks on... Published 02 Mar, 2022 09:56pm
World Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO GENEVA: The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said Wednesday, indicating that cases of... Published 02 Mar, 2022 08:53pm
Pakistan Persons with disabilities attend ‘SCNIC camp’ KARACHI: NOWPDP and the Sindh Government collaborated to process over 120 Special CNICs and disability certificates... Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am
World EU countries agree to admit travellers vaccinated with WHO-approved shots BRUSSELS: European Union countries agreed on Tuesday to open their borders to travellers from outside the bloc who... Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:43pm
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