In a significant breakthrough for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts, the number of refusal cases in Karachi has dropped significantly in the latest campaign — one of the lowest figures in recent years. This marked decline reflects intensified efforts by the Sindh Health
SHRC team finds patients sitting on floor outside OPDs HYDERABAD: Unavailability of clean drinking water, absence of cleanliness and sanitation, power outages with no backup systems, poor infrastructure, and shortage of staff, is all a team of the Sindh Human Rights Commission
Poor law enforcement, wide circulation of drugs has disturbed the psychological wellbeing of young adults. KARACHI: For most young people, minor quarrels with parents over study routines, sleep schedules and even friend hangouts are a normal part of growing up, however, when
A deadly wave of obesity is sweeping across Pakistan, killing men at younger ages, causing infertility among women, and fueling chronic illnesses in children, health experts warned on 12-May-2025. Terming obesity the “mother of all non-communicable diseases”, they said the crisis is
KARACHI: The Sindh government, in collaboration with Unicef, has decided to develop a five-year multi-sectoral roadmap aimed at addressing the education needs of out-of-school children and adolescents. Under this initiative, a strategy will be formulated to identify and eliminate barriers hindering access
KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly on 6th May directed the provincial government to establish population welfare centres in all 1,600 union councils (UCs) across the province to control rising birth rate. The PAC meeting, presided over by
KARACHI: One in every four couples in Pakistan today is struggling with infertility, a major cause of which is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) that affects around 52 per cent of women of reproductive age in the country. The information was shared by
HYDERABAD: An academic review of all the malignancies registered at the Hyderabad Cancer Registry (HCR) for a period of four years has shown the oral, prostate and urinary bladder as the most common cancers in males, while a majority of females suffered
The Sindh government on 05-May-2025 issued five separate notifications to ban the use of plastic bags, the dumping of debris in public spaces, and the cutting of roads and footpaths, to declare examination centres as restricted areas, and to announce the closure
KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) celebrated the World Immunisation Week with a series of events aimed at promoting awareness and encouraging collective action for vaccination. The World Immunisation Week (April 24 to 30) is a vital opportunity to highlight the