Fifth Mpox case confirmed in KP, says health minister
On Wednesday, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Minister of Health for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, announced the detection of a new Mpox case in the province, bringing the total number to five. Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a viral illness characterised by flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Although it is typically mild,
NCOC convenes meeting following WHO’s declaration of Mpox as global health emergency
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has raised an alert to Border Health Services following a significant rise in global monkeypox cases and the spread of the Zika virus in India. The alert comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox (mpox) a global public health emergency,
