Lady Health Workers Program with support of UNICEF, will organize mother and child health week from Monday till 19th of this month in Balochistan.Addressing a meeting in Quetta, provincial Coordinator of the National Program for Lady Health Workers, Do...
Read More »Breast cancer is fatal disease: Samina Alvi
First lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi has said breast cancer is a fatal disease and an extensive awareness campaign is the need of the hour for its early diagnosis and treatment.Addressing an awareness session at an educational institution in Peshawar on W...
Read More »Over $81m needed to respond to health crisis in Pakistan’s flood-hit areas: WHO
World Health Organization has warned that health risks are increasing in flood-affected areas of Pakistan, as around eight million people need essential health assistance.The WHO Regional Emergency Director Dr Richard Brennan said public health risks a...
Read More »UHS to Develop its Own Medical and Dental College in Lahore
The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has decided to develop its own medical and dental college in Lahore, which will become operational by 2024.In this regard, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of UHS, Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore, briefed the faculty and admi...
Read More »UN Raises Appeal for Flood-Hit Pakistan to Address Hunger, Health
The United Nations dramatically hiked its lifesaving appeal Tuesday to help Pakistan, where erratic rains and a combination of riverine, urban and flash floods have unleashed an unprecedented global climate-change-induced disaster since June. The international funding appeal, jointly launched with the Pakistani government from Geneva, is seeking $816 million — …
Read More »Ambassador of Thailand hands over cheque of Rs6m for flood relief assistance
Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwon gave a cheque of six million rupees for flood relief assistance to Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad in Islamabad.Thespokesperson was told that the amount was collected in Thailand on...
Read More »PM thanks Indian counterpart for condolences over flood losses in Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his condolences over the human and material losses caused by floods.In a tweet today, he said we will overcome the adverse effects of this natural calamity and rebuild l...
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