Health

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Dr Nad­eem Jan has said a new variant of Covid-19 “JN.1 Omicron” has been rep­o­rted in some countries and Pakistan is keeping an eye on developments. “We have been monitoring the situation. It is a sub-variant of the Omicron but has not been reported in Pakistan yet. I believe there will be fewer chan­ces that the …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that so far, no case of the JN.1 variant of Corona has been reported in any part of the country. According to the spokesperson of the ministry, a new variant of Corona, JN1, and Omicron, has been reported in some countries as per media reports, which is a matter of concern. Meanwhile, …

Caretaker Minister for Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan said Sunday that the government is working on digitalisation program to bring about improvement in health sector as well as tangible results. Speaking at a seminar title Role of Digital Health System in Islamabad today, he said with the coordination of provinces, health related data is being integrated to formulate comprehensive reforms. …

NEW YORK: Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise prices in the United States on more than 500 drugs in early January, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Excluding different doses and formulations, more than 140 brands of drugs will have their prices raised next month, the data showed. The expected price …

The globalised world is consistently experiencing breakouts of viruses of various kinds and shapes that affect the people to varying degree. Since many years the world has seen the eruption of Coronavirus, Polio, Ebola and Monkey pox and many other minor forms of such illnesses that cause widespread distress. There are several factors that why such viral outbreaks happen and …

The dengue cases tally has reached 15,060 during the current year so far. Secretary of Punjab Health Department, Ali Jan Khan said that four fresh dengue cases were detected in the last 24 hours in Lahore, taking the tally to 7,014 in the provincial capital. The secretary further said Rawalpindi has reported 2,654 dengue cases in the current year so …

SINGAPORE: High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well into 2024, amid adverse El Nino weather, export restrictions and higher biofuel mandates. Global wheat, corn and soybean prices — after several years of strong gains — are headed for losses in 2023 on …

NEW DELHI: Flight and rail services in India’s capital city of New Delhi were disrupted on Tuesday morning as a thick layer of fog enveloped the region, reducing visibility to barely 50 metres in some areas. Other parts of North India, including the states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, reported similar weather conditions on Tuesday morning. “Very dense fog” was …

Caretaker Punjab Health Minister Professor Dr Javed Akram on Tuesday issued a clarification message on the flu virus in the province. Last week it emerged that Lahore has reported the outbreak of a new mysterious virus-related disease amid deadly smog. Exclusively talking to, the Punjab health minister said the flu virus has activated in Punjab after a recent cold wave …

ISLAMABAD: Countrywide anti-polio vaccination campaign to immunise more than 40 million children under the age of five will kick off on January 8 in three phases. According to details, the five-day vaccination campaign is being held in three phases to save children from the crippling disease of polio. The first phase of the anti-polio drive will begin from January 8, …