Health

Celina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan Wednesday announced a new US$ 3.62 million grant to procure essential oral polio...

How do Covid death rates compare across the UK?

London: Between the start of 2020 and June 2022, England saw death rates 3.2% higher than in the years leading...

High Commissioner Jane Marriot says ‘Anti-rape crisis cell in PIMS a significant milestone

Celina Ali Islamabad: Jane Marriot, UK’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, said on Monday that the “Anti-rape crisis cell in Institute...

UK life expectancy falls to lowest level in a decade

London: Life expectancy across the UK has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, mainly owing to the impact...

Around 100,000 children develop Type 1 diabetes in Pakistan, need insulin regularly to live normally: Experts

Abdulah Jan Islamabad: Around 100,000 children are estimated to have Type 1 Diabetes in Pakistan who need insulin for rest...

UK funding agency launches digital health hubs: a new catalyst for change?

London: In 2021, the UK government’s life sciences set out an ambitious strategy and vision for investment, innovation, and collaborative...

UK woman, clinically dead for 40 minutes, describes experience after waking up

London: Kirsty Bortoft, mother of three kids, planned a cozy night with her partner Stu, but hours later, he found...

UK nurses ask for masks and respirators as Covid cases rise

London: UK nurses want to bring back masks in all healthcare settings as cases of a new Covid-19 variant increase....

Legal action planned over UK’s ‘cruel’ income threshold visa rules

London: Multinational families threatened with division or exile by tough new income thresholds for living together in the UK are...

UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts

London: A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company...

PM orders emergency polio eradication plan for high-risk areas

Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday directed formulation of an emergency polio eradication plan and launch...

Former UK PM Boris Johnson says his gov’t underestimated COVID-19 threat

London: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged his government “got some things wrong” in its response to the...

Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says UK dairy farm

London: Morag, an imposing Highland cow with a caramel coat, ambles out of the main shed at Dumble Farm in...

UK Health and Social Care Secretary sets out priorities for system

London: Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins has thanked health, social care and research staff for delivering on patients’...

EU allocates €1 million to support humanitarian response to cholera outbreak

Brussels: The EU announced Friday new funding of €1 million to Zimbabwe, to support the country in its response to...

Chinese company to set up first foot-and-mouth disease-free ranch in Pakistan

Beijing: A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security and Research visited the Royal Cell Company in Nanning, China,...

‘Politicians don’t understand science’: advisers give evidence at UK COVID inquiry

London: Politicians and civil servants didn’t have the scientific knowledge necessary to understand research-based advice during the COVID-19 pandemic, a...

Pakistani delegation explore collaboration at Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Beijing: To further strengthen Pak-China cooperation in the field of Chinese traditional medicine (TCM), a Pakistani delegation led by Muhammad...

‘Politicians don’t understand science’: advisers give evidence at UK COVID inquiry

London: Politicians and civil servants didn’t have the scientific knowledge necessary to understand research-based advice during the COVID-19 pandemic, a...

EU provides €10 million to strengthen preparedness and response systems for outbreaks and health emergencies in Afghanistan