KARACHI: The WHO recently released further details concerning its strategy to prevent and control snakebite envenoming. Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that affects 1.8–2.7 million people each year, claiming 81000–138000 lives and causing 400000 cases of permanent disability. According to a WHO Geneva report, the aim of the strategy is to reduce the…
ROME: Three United Nations agencies recently launched a new European Union-supported global initiative to address the root causes of rural gender inequalities and thus strengthen efforts to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. The EU will allocate 5 million euros to finance a four-year program of the Rome-based Food…
NEW YORK: In less than a year, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to throw the support of the whole United Nations system into stemming the spread of the deadly virus. Guterres expressed concern over the number of new…
Protected Together: Vaccines Work! Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today, a major reason, besides unavailability, being the reluctance shown by many parents in getting…
http://apps.who.int/worldimmunizationweek/ Source: WHO
Karachi: Naegleria fowleri, a.k.a brain-eating bug, recently claimed the first life of the year in Karachi. According to medics, a 21-year old student from Orangi Town area passed away at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) due to infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). “A 21-year old student from Orangi Town, Anas Aslam, was…
Karachi: Noted Pakistani neuro-physician and the President of the Epilepsy Foundation Pakistan, Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, has said that epilepsy is a curable ailment and not a stigma. She added that the government, healthcare practitioners, and caregivers should give particular focus to epilepsy patients for their proper treatment and recovery. She said this while speaking at…
International Day of Happiness celebrated on Wednesday across the globe including Pakistan to recognize the relevance of happiness and well-being. This year’s theme is Happier Together, focusing on what we have in common, rather than what divides us. By designating a special day for happiness, the UN aims to focus world attention on the idea…
KARACHI-The World Kidney Day is being observed throughout the world including Pakistan on Thursday March 14, 2019. The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has chalked out an elaborate program for public education and awareness at its centres & camps. Free test and consultation would be provided to patients at Dewan Farooq Medical Centre,…
KARACHI: The Medical & Health Services Department, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), has declared a high alert in all the health facilities of the KMC during the fourth edition matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) taking place at National Stadium, Karachi. On the directives of the Mayor of Karachi, a high alert has been declared…
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