Health

KARACHI: There was no let-up in the number of dengue cases as Karachi reported another 247 infections of mosquito-borne disease during the past 24 hours. According to Sindh Health Department, as many as 247 cases of dengue fever were reported in the metropolis in the past 24 hours, taking the monthly tally to 2,193. Among these cases, 45 belong to …

ISLAMABAD: World Health Organisation (WHO) has assured to continue to provide essential healthcare services in flood-affected areas of the country. According to Radio Pakistan, speaking at a media briefing in Islamabad, the World Health Organisation’s Country Representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala said the WHO is working on a plan to assist in future preparedness for having effective healthcare …

KARACHI: While the city is in the grip of various types of viral infections amid an acute shortage of common painkiller, paracetamol, a huge stock of 48 million tablets of the drug, which Sindh health authorities seized three weeks ago during a raid in city, turned out to be a “normal course of business” procedure adopted by a multinational pharmaceutical company. The …

KARACHI: The rise in dengue fever cases continued in Karachi as another 314 infections of mosquito-borne disease were reported during the past 24 hours. According to Sindh Health Department, as many as 314 cases of dengue fever were reported in Karachi during the past 24 hours, taking the monthly tally to 1,429.  The number of dengue cases across Sindh has …

ISLAMABAD: The United States government has delivered an additional batch of eight million Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine doses to Pakistan. According to the US Embassy in Islamabad, this shipment increases the United States’ donation to more than 78 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses to the people of Pakistan, including 16 million pediatric doses. The United States is committed …

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine Indovac, its developer said on Friday, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot.   Indonesian approval for the shot, the detailed trial data of which has yet to be announced and is primarily based …

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The UN health agency also cautioned the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure “possible”. WHO chief …

KARACHI: As many as 355 cases of dengue virus have been reported in Karachi during the past 24 hours as the city remains in grip of mosquito-borne disease. According to Sindh Health Department, as many as 355 dengue cases were reported in Karachi during the past 24 hours, taking the monthly tally to 1,115 infections. In the metropolis, the majority …

STOCKHOLM: A trio of scientists from the United States and Denmark won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for laying the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry where molecules are linked together. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal, were honoured “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”, the jury said. Bertozzi …

France has entered an eighth wave of the Covid-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. “Yes, we are in this eighth wave,” said Brigitte Autran, who is a member of the government’s vaccination strategic board. “All the indicators are on the up,” added Autran. France’s Covid-19 figures published on Monday showed that the seven-day …