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
Pakistan GCDA holds seminar on monkeypox LAHORE: The people need not to panic, as almost 90 to 99 per cent of the victims recover from monkeypox by ... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
Editorials Trouble in Sudan EDITORIAL: Since the power struggle between two factions of Sudan’s military regime led by the country’s de ... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Editorials Famished children EDITORIAL: The level of acute malnutrition among children in this country is at a highly distressing level. An... Published 29 Apr, 2023 06:04am
Pakistan Govt issues monkeypox advisory ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Wednesday, following confirmation of monkeypox... Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am
World Covid deaths down 95 percent this year: WHO GENEVA: The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year – but... Published 26 Apr, 2023 09:30pm
World ‘Huge biological risk’ after Sudan fighters occupy lab: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied the national... Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am
World WHO says contaminated cough syrup made in India found in Western Pacific Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World... Published 25 Apr, 2023 05:05pm
Pakistan Immunisation week gets underway in Punjab LAHORE: Punjab is looking to achieve immunization targets, as the World Immunization Week 2023 is being marked in a... Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am
Pakistan World Immunisation Week: Experts for enhancing measles vaccination in Lahore, Rawalpindi LAHORE: Health experts have recommended enhancing measles vaccination in Lahore and Rawalpindi as Punjab prepares to... Published 21 Apr, 2023 05:56am
World WHO, Red Cross seek aid access amid Sudan fighting GENEVA: The Red Cross and the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Sudan’s warring parties to guarantee... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am
World WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am
World Red Cross, WHO seek aid access amid Sudan fighting GENEVA: The Red Cross and the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Sudan’s warring parties to guarantee... Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:51pm
Pakistan Punjab’s ‘big catch-up’ exercise begins ahead of immunisation week LAHORE: While preparations for “The World Immunisation Week” being marked from April 24 to 30 are underway, the... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
World China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu: WHO BEIJING: A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the... Published 12 Apr, 2023 10:45am