Tag: Measles

Measles tirelessly continues to strike

 241 more measles cases reported in Punjab, 66 in city in last 24 hours Punjab government’s vaccination campaign to start from June 24   There is no...

‘Care explaining your case on measles?’

  The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday summoned a Health Department official for May 29 on an application questioning deaths caused by measles. Justice Muhammad...

Measles feeds on 10 more

There appears to be no end to measles as ten more children died in the city on Monday. The Punjab government’s efforts to curtail...

Sethi speaks out against measles, polio

  Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi while issuing instructions for more effective steps for controlling measles in the province has directed for the utilizations of...

Measles: 103, not out!

Measles claimed another life in the city on Saturday. The epidemic has so far claimed 103 lives in Punjab. Six-year-old Adeel, a resident of Badami...

Measles nearing century

  Measles death toll rose to 97 in Punjab as another child died at the Children’s Hospital on Thursday. Seven-month-old Abdul Rehman was under treatment in...

Measles kills three more

Three more children who had been suffering from measles died in the Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, raising the measles death toll to 96 in...

LHC asks Punjab govt to explain its case on measles

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought a reply from the provincial government and health secretary regarding deaths due to shortage of anti-measles...

Death toll hits 90 as 3 more succumb to measles

Three children died of measles on Monday bringing the overall death toll in Punjab to 90 since January. The deceased children were undergoing treatment in...

Three more children die of measles

Three more children died of measles on Monday, bringing overall death toll from the outbreak in Punjab to 90 since January. The deceased children who...

46 new measles cases reported in city

  With 80 new cases reported during the last 24 hours, the number of measles cases reported in the Punjab in the last five months...

Government sweats as measles calls the shots

Measles affects 12,000 in province, kills 50 only in city Health Department’s immunization campaign fails to counter measles 41% of parents unaware of campaign, 26% children...

Measles outbreak could lead to international travel ban

Pakistan may face an international travel ban, including a possible ban on Hajj travel by Saudi Arabia, due to its failure to control a...

Measles kills two more, toll reaches 80 in Punjab

Two more children passed away on Wednesday from measles, bringing the number of deaths from the disease to 80 in Punjab, medical officials said. The...

167 new measles cases in Punjab, 46 in city

Over 11,345 cases of measles have been reported in Punjab during the last five months with an addition of 167 new cases reported during...

Punjab govt not strong enough against measles

Federal government to save the day as Punjab government fails to handle measles Punjab Health Department unaware of the development International agencies laud centre’s decision to...

No end to measles, four more dead

Measles has claimed four lives in three hospitals of the city during the last 24 hours, raising its death toll to 68. According to Health...