Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the Covid-19 pandemic As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where,... Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am
Print Vaccination of 70pc of world by mid-2022 pledged ROME: G20 countries should ensure that 70 percent of the global population is vaccinated against Covid-19 by... Published 31 Oct, 2021 02:43am
World Tedros sole nominee as WHO chief, UN agency says Tedros set to stand unopposed at UN agency election in May Nominated by 28 countries, including France, Germany, Kenya Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:24pm
Print China urges WB, IMF to help Afghanistan BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to... Updated 29 Oct, 2021 09:54am
World Pandemic 'far from finished': WHO GENEVA: The Covid-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization's emergency committee said Tuesday as it... Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:44pm
Pakistan Cancer research lab established HYDERABAD: A laboratory that is first of its kind in Pakistan, where not only tumours will be studied but patients... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
World 80,000-180,000 health workers estimated dead from Covid by May 2021: WHO GENEVA: The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
World 80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from Covid by May 2021: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed... Updated 21 Oct, 2021 08:56pm
World Afghanistan-wide polio vaccination starts next month: UN KABUL: Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
World WHO expecting more info as it weighs approving India's Covaxin for COVID-19 We are aware that many people are waiting for WHO's recommendation for (Bharat Biotech's) Covaxin to be included in the #COVID19 Emergency Use Listing, but we cannot cut corners, WHO says Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:04pm
World Afghanistan-wide polio vaccination starts next month: UN KABUL: Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect... Updated 18 Oct, 2021 02:57pm
Pakistan All educational institutions can restart classes from 11th ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allow resumption of all the classes in all the educational institutions ... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign: Commissioner directs DCs to step up efforts HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch has directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
World WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the... Published 06 Oct, 2021 11:28pm
World Minister moots musical toots for noisy Indian roads NEW DELHI: India’s transport minister is mulling a law that would seek to replace the country’s constant ... Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am
Pakistan Measles rubella catch-up campaign in Faisalabad FAISALABAD: The measles rubella catch-up campaign will be started in the district from November 15 to 27, during... Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am
World Russia sees no hurdles for WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine MOSCOW: All the barriers to register Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO)... Updated 02 Oct, 2021 08:06pm
Opinion Dilemma facing IMF, and programme countries The pandemic has seen international commodity prices, especially food prices, sky rocket; while oil prices also ... Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am
Pakistan IHC turns down petition against forced Covid-19 vaccinations ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Tuesday, turned down a petition filed against forced vaccination... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
World WHO recommends alcohol tax hike in Europe to fight cancer COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization on Monday recommended doubling alcohol taxes in Europe as a means to... Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am
Pakistan Over 6.2m kids to be vaccinated against polio in KP PESHAWAR: Minister for Health and Finance Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Taimur Saleem Jhagra has said that protecting children... Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am
Opinion WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna shot Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s... Published 16 Sep, 2021 04:02am
Opinion Tackling air pollution ‘The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) shows that strong pollution policies pay back in additional years of life for... Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am
World WHO sounds alarm over rising Covid deaths in Europe COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization warned Monday that another 236,000 people could die from Covid in Europe ... Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am
World ‘Coronavirus booster shots can help vulnerable’ COPENHAGEN: A COVID-19 booster shot is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and not a luxury robbing people who... Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am
Pakistan Pakistan supporting efforts to fly medical supplies into Afghanistan: WHO UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is supporting efforts to fly humanitarian supplies into Afghanistan where medical stocks ... Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am
Pakistan PIA, Dettol Pakistan join hands to promote safety for passengers KARACHI: PIA and Reckitt Pakistan Limited joined hands to promote awareness and protection against Covid -19... Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:54am
World WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings BRUSSELS/JOHANNESBURG/JAKARTA: The World Health Organization's pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of... Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am
Opinion SDRs: Allocation, reallocation, and fiscal usage Writing in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2009 in a Project Syndicate published article ‘The new... Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am
World WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled' "The search for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 is at a critical juncture" Published 25 Aug, 2021 08:18pm