Italy commits €6 million to improve access to health care in Afghanistan
Rome: The Government of Italy has allocated €6 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan to improve people’s...
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Pakistan-China Friendship Centre hosts two-day Pak Pharma and Healthcare Expo
Islamabad: Pakistan-China Friendship Centre here hosted the 14th two-day Pak Pharma and Healthcare Expo. Asim Rauf, Chief Executive Officer, Drug...
Chinese hospitals expand ICUs, boost medical reserves to cope with Covid 19 surge
Global Times Beijing: Chinese cities and medical institutions are ramping up efforts to expand intensive care units (ICUs) and boost...
Vialli takes break from Italy duties in cancer battle
Milan: Gianluca Vialli said Wednesday that he was taking a break from his role within the Italy national team set-up...
Global efforts hold the line against malaria, despite COVID: WHO
United Nations: Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable throughout last year, according to new...
Japan provides US$ 3.87 million new grantsfor polio eradication effortsin Pakistan
Islamabad: The Government of Japan extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by providing more than US$ 3.87...
Effective measures likely to eradicate polio from Pakistan by 2023: UNICEF
Islamabad: A senior UNICEF official said the polio program in Pakistan was back on track and hoped that the crippling...
Beijing, several other cities scrap check on COVID-19 tests for public transportation
Beijing: Several major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Tianjin, announced they would scrap checks of two-day or three-day valid COVID-19...
Chinese team concedes 14-day medical mission in Pakistan
Beijing: A Chinese medical team has returned to its homeland after the conclusion of its 14-day mission of post-flood medical...
Indonesian envoy urges enhanced OIC cooperation for developing Traditional Herbal Medicines
Islamabad: The Ambassador of Indonesia Mr. Adam M. Tugio emphasized the need to accelerate collaborative efforts among the OIC countries...
Fresh polio drive to reach 13.5m children
Islamabad: The third Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the current year 2022 will launch on Monday to vaccinate 13.5...
Beijing reminds citizens not to go out amid surge in Covid-19 infections
Beijing: Beijing health authorities stated on Monday to further strengthen epidemic prevention and control measures and reminded residents not to...
China’s optimized COVID-19 response measures based on practical experience, data: health official
Beijing: A Chinese health official said that the 20 newly released measures on epidemic prevention and control were well conceived...
Abdul Qadir Patel meets UNAIDS Country Director for Pakistan
Islamabad: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel on Saturday said the government was utilizing...
China donates 100,000 Hepatitis-A vaccine doses to Pakistan
Islamabad: People’s Republic of China on Wednesday donated 100,000 vaccine doses of Hepatitis-A to Pakistan. Federal Minister for National Health...
Chinese company Sinovac to invest $ 200 million in Punjab
Lahore: Chinese company Sinovac will invest US $ 200 million (about Pakistani Rs 45 billion) in Punjab by setting up...
Youngsters trend for ‘Nicotine addiction’ becoming ‘health catastrophe’: experts warned
Islamabad: Health experts on Sunday stressed the need for educating society about the negative effects of tobacco use as E-cigarettes...
Italy: Weight loss secrets, the man who built a plane and more
Rome: In travel news this week, the Italian village whose residents boast of a "fat-killing gene," the man who built...
China-Pakistan Health Corridor to bring changes in health sector
Beijing: China-Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC) will provide a platform that can bring changes in the health sector of Pakistan. Working...
Bilawal Bhutto condemns firing at polio team in Chaman
Karachi: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday vehemently condemned an incident of firing...
Bilawal Bhutto condemns attack on the polio team in Pashin
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned the attack on the polio...
Over 0.4 mln children to get anti-polio drops: DC
Islamabad: Over 400,000 children under the age of five would receive anti-polio drops during the week-long drive commenced on the...
Italy: The village with the ‘elixir’ of healthy life
Rome: It's a place of terraced lemon groves, a paradoxically warm mountain breeze, and a powerful fat-killing gene carried by...
Better care could have saved 45 babies: UK maternity probe
London: Forty-five babies who died at two British hospitals might have survived if their care had been better, the author...
Pakistan-China enjoy broad space of cooperation in TCM, Unani Tibb: Experts
Beijing: Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional Medicine, World Health Organization (WHO) and Co-Director of Sino-Pakistan Cooperation Center on TCM (SPCCTCM),...
New equipment at SIUT Hospital in Karachi to benefit renal patients
Karachi: As part of a concerted effort to strengthen the delivery of health services in Sindh Province in Pakistan, UNHCR,...
Italy recalls salmon sandwiches over Listeria fears
Rome: Italy's health ministry has recalled salmon and mayonnaise sandwiches due to Listeria concerns, days after frankfurter sausages were withdrawn...
MSF China delegation briefs Pakistani Senate chief about organization’s services in health sector
Islamabad: A delegation of Medicines San Frontier (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders lead by Xu Weibing, Head of Mission MSF...
Covid: Italy set to drop mask obligation on public transport
Rome: Italy's obligation to wear masks on board public transport expires on Friday 30 September and - barring a last-minute...
United States, Pakistan partner to launch paediatric vaccination campaign
Islamabad: The US government representatives and Government of Pakistan health officials on Monday visited a vaccination center in Islamabad to...
