Tag: Measles

IG kick-starts anti-measles drive in police hospital

Sindh Inspector General Iqbal Mehmood on Wednesday inaugurated the anti-measles campaign at Sindh Police Hospital Garden. The campaign has been launched in connection with the...

Sindh to immunise people against polio, measles

A 12-day anti-polio and measles drive will be held across Sindh including Karachi on Monday, a private news channel reported. The drive will commence from...

LHC scolds Health DG over missing measles report

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rebuked Punjab Health Director General Dr Tanvir for not submitting an enquiry report prepared by a three-member...

Lahore now measles-free city!

Extended Programme for Immunisation (EPI) Director Dr Munir Hussain on Saturday declared the city “measles-free”. He said measles had almost been eradicated from the city...

Measles is STILL HERE: 27 new cases

Around 27 new cases of measles were reported during the last 24 hours in the province including two from the city. The total number...

Immunisation drive halves measles cases in Punjab

Extended Programme for Immunisation’s (EMI) Dr Younas claimed a decrease of over 50 percent in measles cases in Punjab. On Saturday, he said that an...

Measles cases rise

Ten more measles cases have been reported in the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) Rawalpindi, while a general rise in measles cases have been witnessed...

Measles devours one more, dengue remains under control

  While measles claimed one more life on Wednesday, raising the total death toll to 189 in the province so far, dengue has not been...

And they said measles was under control

At least 100 new cases of measles have been reported in Punjab bringing the total number of reported measles to 22,413. According to Punjab...

Measles feasts on two infants

The Punjab government, despite efforts, has failed to control measles in the province as the death toll from the deadly disease reaches 187. On Thursday,...

Measles devour three more

Measles on Wednesday claimed three more lives; one in the city and two in Rahim Yar Khan. The measles death toll in the province...

116 fresh measles cases

116 new cases of measles have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 21,710 in the province. According to Health Department...

Measles gulps down one more

Measles claimed another child’s life on Friday at Jinnah Hospital, while 42 new cases were reported in hospitals across the city. According to details, a...

Measles gulps down one more

Measles claimed another child’s life on Friday at JinnahHospital, while 42 new cases were reported in hospitals across the city. According to details, a 12-year-old...

104 more contract measles

About 104 new cases of measles were reported in Punjab on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 20,707. According to Health Department officials, at least...

Measles claims another

Measles claimed another life on Monday, bringing the provincial death toll to 182. According to Health Department officials, the death was reported at Children’s Hospital...

Measles affects 133 more

With 133 new cases reported during the last 24 hours, the number of measles cases reported in Punjab in the last six months has...