Health

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid on Monday said that the government was taking innovative steps for improving health sector of the country. Addressing a function here organized by Medecins Sans Frontieres, Doctors without Borders (MSF), she said that provision of health facilities to the masses and protecting them from various diseases was …

Residents of villages adjacent to Shahdra on Tuesday complained that the only one dispensary catering to the health needs of thousands of locals in the remote hilly areas of the Federal Capital, had not been operational for the last three months ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – 15th Apr, 2019 ) :Residents of villages adjacent to Shahdra …

Speakers at a workshop have urged the media to mobilise people and raise awareness about the use of vaccines to protect new generation against crippling diseases RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – 15th Apr, 2019 ) :Speakers at a workshop have urged the media to mobilise people and raise awareness about the use of vaccines to protect new generation …

Deputy Commissioner Mudassar Riaz Malik has said that all possible steps have been taken to ensure 100 per cent quality of vaccines being administered to children in the district MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – 15th Apr, 2019 ) : Deputy Commissioner Mudassar Riaz Malik has said that all possible steps have been taken to ensure 100 per cent quality of …

Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid addressed the inaugural session of a 5-day International Feto-Maternal Medicine Conference and Workshop here at Fatima Jinnah Medical University on Monday LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP – 15th Apr, 2019 ) :Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid addressed the inaugural session of a 5-day International Feto-Maternal Medicine Conference and Workshop here at Fatima …

Geneva: Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma. Measles, which is highly contagious, can be entirely prevented through a two-dose vaccine, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has in recent months sounded the alarm …

LAHORE: Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (CUVAS) at Bahawalpur started classes of first session of April, 2019 consisting of 400 students. As many as 100 qualified teachers including 70 PhD have been engaged to teach the students. Around four sessions of training of its staff were completed before the start of this session. This was stated by Vice …

The Dalai Lama left a New Delhi hospital on Friday after three days of treatment for a chest infection, but the 83-year-old will need several days of rest before returning to his Himalayan base, his spokesman said. “His Holiness the Dalai Lama was discharged from the hospital this morning,” Tenzin Taklha told AFP. “He is doing very well now.” “He has …

LAHORE: Upset over recent spate of criticism for failure to run health sector effectively, the Punjab government has decided to transfer Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department (SH&MED) Secretary Saqib Zafar. The decision was taken following his differences with health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid over some issues, an official privy to the information told Dawn seeking anonymity. He said a summary to …

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmeen Rashid said that according to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, efforts were being made by the provincial government to ensure the best healthcare facilities in public sector hospitals. “Sehat Insaf Card was the best gift for those who were living below poverty line”, she added. She said this in a meeting …