Health
PM Shehbaz and Bill Gates agree to work together on shared objectives
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation with the Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)...
Read moreDetailsPakistan announces to provide medical education to prisoners
Pakistan has decided to allow young prisoners to get admission to various disciplines of medical education, including MBBS and nursing....
Read moreDetailsRefusal to issue LCs may trigger medicine shortage, MPs told
The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) refusal to issue letters of credit (LCs) may trigger a medicine shortage as local banks are...
Read moreDetailsPM forms body to mull over pharma industry’s price hike demand
A committee has been established by the prime minister to investigate the pharmaceutical industry's demand for a price increase on...
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Pharma giant stops production of Panadol in Pakistan amid health emergency
The production of Panadol, a vital over-the-counter medication, has been suspended, according to Pakistan's biggest pharmaceutical company, which issued the...
Read moreDetailsADB okays $1.5bn in financing for social protection, food security in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved $1.5 billion in financing to help the government provide “social protection, promote...
Read moreDetailsPTI’s Sehat Card Appreciated in world’s top medical journal
In a big achievement, PTI’s Sehat Sahulat Card has been featured in a prestigious international medical journal named The Lancet....
Read moreDetailsPak-China Friendship hospital Gwadar to be completed by Dec 2022
Under the game-changer China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project, the Chinese government is financing the Pak-China Friendship Hospital being established over...
Read moreDetailsGates Foundation pledges $1.2 billion to eradicate polio as floods in Pakistan impede immunization
As healthcare providers from all over the world gathered in Berlin for a meeting, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
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CM Elahi says 2.2m patients treated under the Health Card initiative
According to the Chief Minister of Punjab, more than 2.2 million patients have received care under the "flagship" Health Card...
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