Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than $81 million are required to address the health emergency in Pakistan, as it warned that the health risks are increasing in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan. According to UN News, around eight million people are in the need of essential health care, as per WHO. “Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant …

New evidence has emerged that an invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia is spreading in Africa, where it could pose a “unique” threat to tens of millions of city-dwellers, researchers warned Tuesday. In Africa, home to more than 95% of the world’s 627,000 malaria deaths in 2020, the parasite is mostly spread in rural areas preferred by the dominant …

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus booster shots vaccination has been underway in the country at a lethargic pace, sources at the Ministry for National Health said on Wednesday. Pakistan has so far vaccinated 43.92 million people with booster shots with Punjab and Azad Kashmir ahead, sources said. “The country’s 35 percent population has been inoculated with booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine,” according …

Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday, extending losses of one per cent from the previous session as more extensive Covid-19 curbs in China increased fears of slowing fuel demand in the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Brent crude for January delivery was down four cents at $92.77 a barrel at 0112 GMT. The December contract expired on Monday at $94.83 a …

BEIJING: Authorities in China abruptly imposed a lockdown in a Disney resort and an iPhone factory resulting in panic and people climbing over fences to escape the premises. Shanghai Disney Resort shut its doors Monday as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown, trapping guests who are not permitted to leave until they test negative for Covid-19, AFP reported. Meanwhile, a similar lockdown …

PAKPATTAN: A newly born child died in Pakpattan, Punjab due to a doctor’s alleged negligence. As per the details, the infant was brought to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor advised the parents to infuse blood into the newborn. Right after infusing the blood, the newborn’s condition got deteriorated. The doctor took the infant to the emergency but the …

ISLAMABAD: The second phase of vaccination of children against COVID-19 has kicked off on Monday. Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel launched the second phase of COVID vaccination drive for children which will continue till November 5. The health minister said that children from several districts will receive the vaccination dose in the 2nd phase. Initially, several districts of …

BEIJING: Cities in central China hastily drew up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their hometowns from a vast assembly facility of iPhone maker Foxconn in COVID-hit Zhengzhou city, fearing the returnees may trigger coronavirus outbreaks. Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, reported 167 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the seven days to Oct. 29, up from 97 infections in …

ISLAMABAD: Over 40pc of children aged five and below in Pakistan are stunted whereas 2.5 million children are “severely wasted” — acutely malnourished — according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Pakistan was one of the first countries to adopt the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve a 40pc reduction in childhood stunting and maintain childhood “wasting” below 5pc. …

Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals can apply to have their YouTube channels certified, the video sharing platform said Thursday, in a push to limit misinformation on the site. The change will allow viewers to more easily access videos containing “high-quality health information,” YouTube said. “This is a big step towards helping people more easily find and connect with …