UK ex-PM Johnson says he planned raid on Dutch factory to get COVID vaccines
London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he ordered military chiefs to plan a raid on a Dutch...
Health
BISP signs agreements with WHO, UNICEF under Benazir Nashonuma initiative
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has signed two separate agreements with UNICEF and the World Health...
EU approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents
Brussels: The European Union’s drug regulator has approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17,...
Chinese institutes contribute to developing major standards for elder care in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: Several Chinese universities, vocational colleges, and enterprises have played a key role in the development of major...
Italy: Army to guard hospital after attacks on medical staff
Rome: The Italian army will start guarding medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region from Monday, after...
Army to guard a hospital in Italy after a spate of attacks on medical staff across the country
Rome: The Italian army will start guarding medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region from Monday, after...
President lauds services of AQ Khan Hospital Trust, assures his support
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday commended the services of Abdul Qadeer Khan Hospital Trust for providing...
PM vows to make Pakistan polio-free through collective efforts
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to making Pakistan polio-free, stating that with...
UK girl, 6, becomes youngest to climb 13,000-foot mountain In Africa
London: A six-year-old girl from the UK has climbed a 13,600-foot mountain to raise money for the hospital that saved...
Aseefa Bhutto pledges to lead fight against Tuberculosis in county
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has reaffirmed her commitment to combating Tuberculosis (TB) in...
Happiness recession’: UK 15-year-olds at bottom of European satisfaction league
London: More 15-year-olds are reporting low life satisfaction in the UK than anywhere else in Europe, amid what experts are...
Pakistan, UK partner on new health, population policy
Celina Ali Islamabad: A new review calls for the merging of health and population strategies, stronger primary health care, cross...
UK patients going private to escape referrals ‘black hole’, say GPs
London: Patients are increasingly turning to private healthcare to escape a referrals “black hole”, GPs have warned, as the NHS...
Italy tourists warned as four die and 12 hospitalised in illness outbreak
Milan: People travelling to Italy are being warned about an outbreak of a killer disease which has left four dead....
Drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care
London: Official statistics reveal fewer people are seeking to come from abroad to work in the NHS or in social...
Greece partially lifts ban for transporting animals after goat plague
Athens: Greece said on Friday that it would partially lift a ban on transporting sheep and goats that it imposed...
New variant of Mpox “worrying Portugal’s experts”
Lisbon: With health experts powering the narrative of another world health emergency, Lusa reports that the new variant, dubbed Clade...
Italy raises mpox alert level
Rome: The health ministry on Friday said Italy has raised diagnostic surveillance for mpox, noting that the situation is under...
China to develop “digital, smart TCM”
Beijing: China will promote the integration of digital technologies into the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the next...
United States Provides 486 Metric Tons of Lifesaving Nutrition Aid to UNICEF for 29,000 Malnourished Children in Pakistan
Karachi: In a landmark effort to save the lives of Pakistani children at risk of dying from malnutrition, the United...
European pharmacopoeia shares positive news for animal welfare
Brussels: The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has announced the suppression of a widely-used test...
China’s inactivated FMD vaccine antigens pave way for Pakistan’s FMD-free zone
Gwadar Pro Yangling: A dispatching ceremony held on July 25th heralded the commencement of a partnership between China Agricultural University,...
Italy ranks 2nd in EU for organ donation rate in 2023
Rome: In 2023, Italy achieved the second highest organ donation rate in the European Union, Azernews reports citing Agenzia ANSA,...
Explainer: China deepens medical reform through “health-first strategy”
Beijing: With over 20 percent of its population aged over 60 and a growing public focus on health, China has...
UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks
London: Imported food coming into the UK through Brexit border posts is being sent back to Europe to be tested...
Wimpy fan visits every UK site for cancer charity
London: A fast food chain's “biggest fan” has completed a 61-restaurant tour of the UK to raise money for a...
Greece brings in restrictions over disease which kills ’80 to 100 per cent’
Athens: Greece has announced new restrictions with UK tourists warned after a PLAGUE spread in the European Union holiday hotspot....
Greece announces nationwide restrictions to combat ‘goat plague’ outbreak
Athens: Authorities in Greece ordered nationwide restrictions for goat and sheep Monday to combat a deadly viral outbreak that is...
Greece imposes restrictions to tackle ‘goat plague’
Athens: Greece has banned the transportation of sheep and goats across the country to try to contain a highly contagious...
Italy: Population set to decline by 22% over next 70 years
Rome: Italy's future population projection reveals uncertainty, yet also reveals declining trends that appear to be irreversible. The resident population,...
