PM reaffirms commitment to make Pakistan polio-free
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated the resolve of the government to make Pakistan a polio-free country and said that the federation along with all the provinces were taking steps at polio eradication. He said all the provinces had been taken into confidence over the polio eradication
Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to ‘inadequate’ vaccine coverage
(Reuters): Measles cases rose 20 per cent last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world’s poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organisation and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Nearly half of all the large and
Sarah Ahmed calls for global unity to end child exploitation
Chairperson of the Child Protection Bureau and Member of the Punjab Assembly, Sarah Ahmed, called for unified international action to end child exploitation during her participation in the Global Conference to End Child Exploitation in Colombia. The conference, an inaugural event organised by the Colombian and Swedish governments in partnership
Lahore schools suspend outdoor play amid escalating smog
School children in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, are now restricted from outdoor exercise until January due to dangerous smog levels, officials announced on Friday. The eastern megacity, situated close to the Indian border, frequently ranks among the world’s most polluted cities and this week recorded air quality over 20 times
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,
