Deputy PM Ishaq Dar Reviews Pakistan-Indonesia Health Sector Collaboration
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar convened an inter-ministerial meeting on Friday to evaluate the progress ...
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WHO Calls for Higher Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Alcohol to Improve Public Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages as a ...
Islamabad High Court Halts Tree Felling by CDA Pending Detailed Report
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a directive halting the Capital Development Authority's (CDA) tree-cutting operations across the federal ...
Pakistan Launches Final Polio Vaccination Drive of 2025
Pakistan has launched its final polio vaccination campaign of the year, with Health Minister Mustafa Kamal personally administering oral polio ...
U.S. FDA Investigates COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has initiated a formal ...
US Ends Universal Hepatitis B Birth Dose
In a major shift in US vaccine policy, federal health advisers have scrapped the long-standing recommendation for all newborns to ...
Pakistan Vaccinates 51.5 Million Children
ISLAMABAD – Over 51.5 million children across Pakistan have been vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio during a 13-day nationwide ...
26 Bottled Water Brands Declared Unsafe in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) on Tuesday declared 26 bottled water brands unsafe for human ...
Low Vitamin D Linked to Higher Depression Risk
A major new review published in Biomolecules and Biomedicine reveals that adults with lower vitamin D levels are more likely ...
Osteoporosis Affects Nearly 10 Million in Pakistan
Osteoporosis is rapidly emerging as a serious yet neglected health issue in Pakistan, with approximately 9.9 million people currently suffering ...