KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department is planning to introduce coronavirus screening in all educational institutes of the Sindh province and also to check the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set by the concerned authorities. A senior official of the Sindh Health Department said that in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 and ensure…

KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department distributed chlorine tablets in all Karachi districts, which were provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). An official at Health Services Karachi informed that chorine tablets were distributed in the Malir District,  Korangi District, District Central, District South, District East, District West, and Kemari District, after heavy rains in the…

ISLAMABAD: The district administration of Islamabad recently decided to seal the college and a hostel to avoid further spread of the virus, after the emergence of 16 COVID-19 cases among students and employees of Riphah Medical College. The district health office in a letter stated, “It has been observed with great concern that numerous cases…

KARACHI: Medical and Health Services, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has recently recommended for the constitution of a three-member inquiry committee to investigate the controversial interview of the Director, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), aired by a private news channel a couple of days ago. Sources at the KMC told that a three-member inquiry committee comprised of…

KARACHI: A 55-year-old doctor was recently shot at and wounded by alleged robbers near Hasan Square in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. As per sources, Dr Surrender Singh was wounded by robbers over putting up resistance to the robbery bid at Noman Arcade. New Town SHO Manzoor Husain Arain said that the doctor had gone there to meet his…

KARACHI: The Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh has recorded 751 dengue fever cases across the Sindh province since 1st January to 5th September 2020, out of which 695 emerged from Karachi alone The PCPD registered 252 dengue fever case in January, 125 in February, 80 on March, 31 in April, 49 in…

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court directed the Sindh Health Care Commission (SHCC) to file a fresh report identifying the actions being taken against the healthcare establishments violating the law till Oct 13. The petition was filed last year seeking action against unlicensed and unqualified healthcare establishments in the province. The petitioners had contended that several…

KARACHI: Brain tumors have one of the lowest survival rates of all types of cancer in Pakistan, yet there is little research into the prevalence of the disease, the success of different treatment options, and ways to improve patient outcomes, said speakers at the inaugural symposium of the Pakistan Society of Neuro-oncology, PASNO, at the…

KARACHI: HANDS recently conducted a three-day-long “Saaf Suthra Karachi” drive from 5 to 7 September to provide relief to the people of Karachi and play its role in the betterment of the city following heavy monsoon rains. 21 heavy-duty equipment and vehicles, as well as a human workforce, have been deployed for the cleaning of…

KARACHI: The Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) has registered 5,032 coronavirus cases from 1st March to 31st August, out of which 1432 patients got admitted to the COVID-19 wards while 200 died during treatment. As per the statistics issued by the CHK’s administration, a total of 87 COVID-19 positive patients were admitted in…