M. Waqar Bhatti, is an investigative reporter, currently covering health, science, environment and water issues for The News International.
Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024....
Even survivors of heart attacks face lifelong challenges, experts point out
Iqbal’s eldest grandson Azad Iqbal.— lmkonline website/FileA wave of despair and uncertainty has gripped the youth of the country, and it is...
Despite implementing a multifaceted educational intervention, research found little change in doctors’ behaviour
Dera Ismail Khan has emerged as a polio hotspot, reporting 11 cases throughout 2024
Inquiry identifies that counterfeit vaccines were purchased from a noted pharmacy
An undated image of the Dow University of Health Sciences . — AFP/FileThe Dow University of Health Sciences has introduced a six-year strategic...
This representational image shows smoke emanating from a cigarette. — Unsplash/FileIslamabad : An alarming 47.1% of Pakistani adolescents are...
Case involves a 58-month-old boy from Jacobabad, Sindh, with symptoms reported on December 27, 2024
Rate surpasses regional average of 78.1 and global average of 72.6 per 100,000 people
A girl fills her bottle from a water distribution point in Karachi. — AFP/FileIslamabad: Contaminated water, poor sanitation and hygiene...
NIH confirms country's 71st case of poliovirus involving young male child from Jacobabad, Sindh
Sindh CM stresses that funds allocated for various initiatives are audited to ensure transparency and accountability
A representational image showing people taking part in a plantation drive in Pakistan. — UNAP website/FileIslamabad : A large group of...
A doctor gives treatment to a dengue patient at a hospital in Lahore on October 8, 2023.— OnlineIslamabad: A five-day training program for senior...
It is suggested that PMDC confines its role to conducting NLE, ensuring that only competent graduates are allowed to practice medicine
Dr Zia’s appointment was made on deputation, allegedly due to political pressure from certain quarters
A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination.— Senate website/File College of Physicians...
CM says broad consultations are crucial to creating effective framework for food safety and compliance
Five-year extension will now be implemented from academic session 2025-26
PMDC officials say extension to be implemented from next academic year onwards
Faceless woman with a pill between her teeth.— Pexels/File A thought-provoking theatre play titled ‘Chuna Lagake’ was staged at the Arts...
A representational image showing different medicines. — APP/FileThe Pakistan Islamic Medical Association has felicitated the pharmaceutical...
"Mental health issues are constantly on rise, yet we have less than 1,000 trained and qualified psychiatrists in the country," says Dr Shabana Saleem
Dr Zafar says Covid-19 pandemic underscored importance of social media in addressing mental health challenges
Child's parents noticed weakness in her left leg but relied on home remedies instead of seeking professional medical help
A group photo from an event organised by Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine.— Facebook@PakLMed/File Islamabad: In underdeveloped...
Data says men constitute 69.4% of cases, women 20.5%, transgender persons 4.1% and children 6%
Proposed authority to replace DRAP and oversee regulation of food, pesticides, and cosmetics
Channa holds MSc in nursing and diploma in Educational Planning and Management, Hospital Administration, and HRM
In Sindh, retake conducted by IBA Sukkur on December 8, 2024, saw participation rate of 83.26%
Officials say one-and-a-half-year-old child diagnosed with crippling disease in Killa Abdullah district
This representational image shows women chopping animal feed in Jacobabad, Sindh. — AFP/FilePakistani women farmers are transforming their...
HSA's Prof Shahzad Ali Khan , the Chief Guest, receiving a memento from Prof Shahid Baig of the PAS along with QAU's Prof Shuja-ul-Mulk and...
NIH says latest case was reported from Jacobabad taking total number of polio cases from district to four this year
Task force comprises retired military doctors, vice-chancellors of medical universities
Murad expresses concern over detection of positive environmental samples, indicating active virus transmission in region
Campaign aims to administer oral polio vaccine to children under five in 143 districts across Pakistan
This screengrab taken on November 15, 2024, shows Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman speaking in an interview...
Coordinator General of COMSTECH and a distinguished Pakistani scientist Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary speaking an event....
Committee warns private medical colleges of strict action if they fail to comply with directives
Alarming situation comes under scrutiny during Senate Standing Committee on Health meeting
Interior view of the Aga Khan University Hospital. — AKUH/website/FileThe Aga Khan University on Thursday announced that Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta,...
