Tag: WHO
Nationwide polio vaccination drive launched
KARACHI: A nationwide polio eradication drive was launched on Monday to try to reach 38.7 million children and eradicate the paralysing and potentially deadly...
Sale of loose cigarettes remains unchecked despite Govt’s ban
--Sale is rampant near government departments including courts, excise, NADRA and passport offices
--Shopkeepers say no government official apprised them regarding the ban
LAHORE: The sale of...
WHO says 84 killed in Yemen’s diphtheria outbreak
SANAA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the diphtheria outbreak has killed at least 84 people in war-torn Yemen since late October.
WHO...
30 million children to be vaccinated against measles
ISLAMABAD: Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) planned to launch campaign against measles in October, targeting around 30 million children of less than five years...
Measles cases soar across Europe, WHO urges greater immunization
Europe saw a 400-percent increase in measles cases in 2017 compared to the previous year, affecting more than 21,000 people and causing 35 deaths,...
Gaza hospitals, clinics to reopen after Emirati grant: WHO
Nearly 20 medical centres in Gaza will fully reopen in the coming days after the United Arab Emirates provided financing to end a fuel...
David Beckham supports fight against Malaria with short film
NEW YORK: British soccer legend David Beckham put his star-power to use in a bid to reinvigorate the fight against malaria under the slogan...
100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains: UN
GENEVA: More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon...
Israel to ban poet who referred Ahed Tamimi as hero
TEL AVIV: In Germany, the Kulturkampf referred to battles between civil and religious authorities over control of what the state would look like. In...
Behind enemy lines: Vietnam female spies who helped change war
HANOI: By day Nguyen Thi Hoa sold conical hats on the streets of Hue in southern Vietnam, at night she funnelled secrets to Communist...
Indian-origin IS member designated global terrorist by US
Washington: The US on Wednesday designated Indian-origin Islamic State militant from Britain Siddhartha Dhar along with a Belgian-Moroccan citizen as global terrorists and imposed sanctions...
Dr Ashraf Ali says nothing sensational about swine flu
Infectious diseases consultant points out panic about H1N1 strain without any reason
LAHORE: Dr Ashraf Ali Khan, consultant for infectious diseases at the Shaukat Khanum...
On possibility of N.Korea talks: Trump says ‘Who knows where it...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to...
69 people succumbed to dengue fever in KP: WHO
KARACHI: Dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has claimed 69 lives so far, according to a report by World Health Organization. Pakistan, which is...
WHO report deems safe drinking water a luxury for numerous Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Only 36 per cent of the Pakistani population on average, including 41% in urban areas and 32% rural areas, has access to safe drinking...
Polio awareness workshop for journalists held in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: An orientation-cum-consultation awareness workshop on polio was held for senior journalists on Thursday.
The participants were updated on the ongoing efforts for the eradication...
Pakistan’s Sania Nishtar to head a WHO commission
NEW YORK: The United Nations health agency has announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which will be led by...
