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PTI Senator Sania Nishtar appointed as CEO of vaccine alliance Gavi


January 12, 2024

PTI Senator and former special assistant to the prime minister Dr Sania Nishtar was on Thursday appointed as the chief executive officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation. Gavi, the global vaccine alliance which played a crucial role in the Covid-19 pandemic, said in a press release issued today that Nishtar will assume office from March 18 “A …

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PMA report calls for urgent, comprehensive reforms in health sector


January 12, 2024

KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) launched on Thursday its report on the country’s health status, highlighting the multi-faceted challenges confronting Pakistan in this sector, while calling for urgent comprehensive reforms. “Pakistan faces an unprecedented health crisis, compounded by its status as the fifth most populous country globally. The World Health Organisation’s recent ranking, placing Pakistan at 124th out of …

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36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days in Punjab


January 11, 2024

LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government on Wednesday said that at least 36 children died of pneumonia in Punjab during the last 10 days due to increase in cold weather. To save children from catching pneumonia, the government has decided to impose a ban on holding a morning assembly in schools till Jan 31. Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has expressed …

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WHO cancels sixth aid mission to Gaza over security concerns


January 11, 2024

LONDON: The World Health Organisation (WHO) cancelled another planned medical aid mission to Gaza on Wednesday over security concerns, the sixth such cancellation in two weeks, and sounded a fresh alarm over the spread of infectious disease there. The UN body’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was the sixth mission to northern Gaza cancelled by the UN agency …

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AKUH detects JN.1 Covid variant in samples from Karachi


January 11, 2024

A lab at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on Wednesday said that it had detected the JN.1 Covid-19 variant, currently a cause of concern in several countries, in six out of a total of 15 samples from Karachi. Classified as a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO), JN.1 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant and has been …

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Gaza aid access ‘shrinking’: WHO


January 10, 2024

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday its ability to provide aid and support struggling hospitals in Gaza was “shr­inking”, despite international dem­ands for more aid to be allowed in. WHO staff described desperate scenes of seriously injured patients, including young children, begging for food in hospitals — which have seen most of their health workers flee for their …

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Scientists confirm 2023 was ‘hottest year on record’


January 10, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Global temperatures reached exc­e­ptionally high levels in 2023, as the unprecede­n­ted heat from June on­­wa­rds led 2023 to become the warmest year on record — overtaking the previous warmest year, 2016, by a large margin, according to the 2023 Glo­bal Climate Highlights rep­ort released on Tuesday. The year-to-year incre­a­se in global average temperature was exceptiona­lly large from 2022 to 2023. It …

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Health minister terms hike in medical colleges fees ‘illegal’, promises reversal


January 10, 2024

ISLAMABAD: As private medical colleges have started charging their fees as per the revised structure, caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan has said that the unprecedented increase in the fees is illegal and the ministry will ensure that the decision is reversed. Speaking at a press conference along with caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi at the Press Information Department on …

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Six cops on polio duty martyred in Bajaur attack


January 9, 2024

BAJAUR / PESHAWAR: Six cops and a soldier embraced martyrdom in two acts of terrorism in Bajaur and North Waziristan districts on Monday. An explosive device targeted a vehicle carrying police personnel for escorting polio vaccinators in Mamond tehsil, leaving six cops dead and 28 others wounded. Police and Rescue 1122 officials said the blast occurred at about 9am in the Billoot …

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IHRA issues advisory on new Covid sub-variant


January 9, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has issued an advisory regarding new sub-variant of Covid-19 i.e. JN.1 of Omicron to ensure timely preventive and control measures encompassing preparedness to deal with increased workload expected in the outpatient and inpatient departments during next few weeks. It stated that Covid-19 virus genome had consistently changed over the course of the pandemic, …

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