Tag: Health
‘All parties to include health, hygiene issues in manifestos’
Dr Abid Suleri says women also facing discrimination in parliament despite positive contribution
ISLAMABAD: The speakers of the women, health and hygiene conference on Monday...
Denmark ready to support Pakistan in health sector
Danish envoy says Pakistan ranks 9th in carrying obesity, with 8th largest population having diabetes
NATHIAGALI: In Pakistan, the number of diabetes and obesity suffering...
Baking soda a solution to rheumatoid arthritis?
Drinking baking soda daily may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists have claimed.
While the immune system normally protects...
Rs 30.734bn allocated for 57 health projects in budget
Rs 1317.752 million allocated for new hospitals
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday allocated Rs 30,734.498 million for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and...
CM says PML-N took practical steps for new provinces
Shehbaz reasons govt tabled resolution, increased budget of South Punjab
Says difference of opinion exists in all democratic parties
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
The many benefits of drinking hot water
Drinking hot water may be a traditional practice in several parts of the world including China and India. However, in Pakistan, people prefer to...
Federal govt devises National Health Vision Programme, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Darshan on Monday said the federal government had devised National Health Vision Programme which would be implemented...
CJP criticises Punjab health minister over dilapidated state of hospitals
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday criticised Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique over dilapidated state of hospitals in Punjab.
Hearing...
’Medication errors kill 0.5m people annually in Pakistan’
KARACHI: Sindh Health Secretary Dr Fazlullah Pechuho deplored that the medication errors including misspelled prescriptions, lookalike medicines and other mistakes committed by the healthcare providers...
Health minister says govt committed to ending TB by 2030
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Monday said that all resources will be mobilised to fight tuberculosis...
‘Lack of awareness major reason for TB’
LAHORE: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) on Saturday held a press briefing in connection with the World Tuberculosis Day, observed on...
Lady doctors bring remote care to rural Pakistan
In a remote Pakistani village surrounded by lush green hills, Mohammad Fayyaz brings his two-year-old son to a clinic so that a female doctor...
Foods to help prevent hair fall and promote hair growth
An Instagram quotation once read, "Invest in your hair. It is the crown you never take off." And it is suprising how true this...
How Vitamin D protects against heart failure
ISLAMABAD: Vitamin D, which is often called the ‘sunshine vitamin’, boasts a range of physiological roles. A new study reveals that following a heart...
Garbage heaps, stagnant water in capital posing health risk
ISLAMABAD: Heaps of garbage and stagnant water in nullahs are posing health hazards for residents of the federal capital as the authorities concerned seem...
Office of health CEOs squeezed following outsourcing of public hospitals
LAHORE: After failing to run the public sector hospitals and health centres in the provincial capital, the Punjab government has outsourced a score of district...
Health official directs to devise strategy to combat dengue
RAWALPINDI: Deputy District Officer (DDO) Health Dr Amir Sheikh Thursday directed officials of agriculture, PHA, education and health departments to devise a strategy to...
