Health

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases this year in the country has increased to 19 after a new case was reported from South Waziristan — the first case from the area after a gap of two years. Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Thursday confirmed the infection in a six-month-old boy. Of the 19 children …

KARACHI: Data released by the Sindh health department showed a spike in dengue fever cases as their numbers doubled in just two days, from 201 cases on Wednesday to 403 cases on Friday. Majority of these cases were reported at hospitals located in district East (116) followed by healthcare facilities in Korangi (107), Central (72), South (61), Malir (26), West …

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday decided to seek assistance of dengue experts from Punjab to train doctors and other staff of the provincial health department as the cases of dengue and malaria have started spreading rapidly across the province, especially in the city, during monsoon rains. Official sources said the decision to that effect was taken at a high-level …

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon on Tuesday said that as many as 3,072 people were diagnosed with malaria and 1,098 others with dengue during the current month in the province. Briefing the media about a meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to review flood situation and relief work in the province, the minister told a …

ISLAMABAD: A three-month-old child was found on Monday to have been paralysed by wild poliovirus in North Waziristan. This is the 18th case of the crippling disease detected in the country this year. Earlier, two cases of the poliovirus were found in Lakki Marwat. Other 16 cases of the paralysing disease were detected in children living in North Waziristan. Last …

KARACHI: The National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health Islamabad has reported Sindh’s first case of environmental sample testing positive for the wild poliovirus Type-1. The sample was collected from a sewage line from Landhi’s Bakhtawar goth in August this year. The previous positive sample from Karachi was reported in May 2021 whereas the last wild poliovirus case …

ISLAMABAD: The representative body of health professionals has advised doctors not to suggest costly tests as dengue virus can be confirmed with tests that are four times cheaper. On the other hand, there was no let-up in the number of dengue cases as during the last 24 hours, Islamabad reported 55 new patients and Rawalpindi 73. Talking to Dawn, Pakistan Medical …

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court will allow the public to hear arguments in person for the first time in about 2-1/2 years following a closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief Justice John Roberts said late on Friday, according to media reports. The court’s nine justices — all of whom have been vaccinated against Covid-19 — will begin hearing a …

KARACHI: Dengue fever — a vector-borne viral disease which can easily be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites — has gripped the city as hundreds and thousands of patients are reporting daily at government and private hospitals as well to general practitioners, though mortalities from the disease are low, it emerged on Saturday. Information gathered from different sources revealed that currently both …

ISLAMABAD: The United States’ Cen­tral Command, in support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has begun airlifting life-saving humanitarian supplies to support people and communities affected by floods in Pakistan. The supplies include nearly $2.2 million worth of essential life support resources, including food preparation and shelter materials, which will be delivered over the course of the coming …