Health

ISLAMABAD: The number of dengue cases in Islamabad is continuously on the rise as the federal capital has reported 68 infections in the past 24 hours. According to District Health Officer (DHO) Islamabad, as many as 68 dengue cases were reported in the federal capital during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,991 in the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported as many as 24,967 dengue virus cases during ongoing year, ARY News reported, quoting sources within NIH. According to a detailed report prepared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), as many as 24,967 dengue virus cases with 67 deaths were reported countrywide. Sindh remains the highly infected province with 7,951 cases and 33 deaths of …

KARACHI: Keeping in view the target of vaccinating 2.38 million children in the age group of five to 11 years against Covid-19, Sindh health authorities crossed the two million mark on Saturday, the final day of the scheduled campaign, raising hopes of the provincial administration of achieving the desired results, who extended the campaign for another day to inoculate the left …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Secretary has advised the citizens to ask for Paracetamol instead of Panadol from medical stores. The federal health secretary gave the suggestion while attending the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA) on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. The meeting of the NA body on health was held under the chairmanship of Afzal …

KARACHI: While the spike in dengue and malaria cases in the city showed no sign of decline despite tall claims of municipal bodies to have ‘covered 60 to 70 per cent areas’ in the ongoing fumigation drive in the metropolis, the Met office warned on Friday that ‘atmospheric variables’ were providing an ideal environment for the disease to spread and …

KARACHI: While the spike in cases of dengue and malaria in the city showed no significant decline, the municipal bodies on Thursday claimed to have covered 60 to 70 per cent of the metropolis in the ongoing fumigation drive that would continue till December. Informed sources said that the fumigation campaign to eliminate mosquitoes was being carried out by the …

ISLAMABAD: As the government started vaccinating children aged five to 11 years against Covid-19, the health experts fear that there is a strong possibility that some children might get two doses in less than 21 days, the minimum time required for the administration of second dose. Though, according to the experts, it makes no adverse effect on the children’s health …

France’s health authority said Tuesday it had approved three new vaccines against the prevalent Omicron sub-variants of the Covid-19 virus, in a bid to prevent a jump in infections as colder weather approaches. The so-called “bivalent: shots, approved by the European Medicines Agency earlier this month, target the BA.1, BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants, now responsible for the bulk of …

ISLAMABAD: Four more flood-victims have lost their lives due to outbreak of viral diseases in Sindh, citing sources within health ministry. During the past 24 hours, four flood victims including two women hailing from Jamhsoro and Thatta lost their lives due to an outbreak of Gastro and heart problems. Sources said as many as 10 flood affectees have lost their …

France became the latest country on Tuesday to authorise new Covid-19 vaccines that have been updated to target Omicron subvariants ahead of autumn booster campaign. Here’s what you need to know about these “bivalent” vaccines, which means they also still target the original strain that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019. – Mutating to evade immunity – …