• Death toll confirmed by health dept reaches to six • Over 1,400 test positive in Karachi, Hyderabad during 24 hours • Experts warn situation is turning critical as people fail to take the infection seriously • True scale of outbreak unclear
KARACHI: Cases of dengue fever are on the rise in the province with 1,558 new patients testing positive for the mosquito-borne viral infection in 24 hours, the health department’s data released on October 30 showed. According to official figures, the highest number
KARACHI: Experts at a seminar at Karachi University (KU) on October 30 underscored the need for a meaningful shift towards natural and preventive healthcare approaches to tackle alarming increase in heart disease in Pakistan, especially amongst the youth. The event was jointly
OVER the past two decades, Pakistan has faced several HIV eruptions and the ignominy of ranking second among nations with the sharpest rise in HIV cases in the Asia-Pacific region. Sadly, not even the scale of the crisis has spurred the government
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has observed that criminal networks are exploiting children, often through poverty, lack of education or coercion, and that stronger child protection laws and rehabilitation programmes are needed to combat it. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice
KARACHI: Experts at the “7th Karachi International Water Conference” on October 28 warned of a growing public health crisis driven by water-borne diseases and examined contamination risks, gaps in hygiene and strategies to protect vulnerable communities during and after floods. The conference
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over growing numbers of measles’ cases these days, especially in Karachi, health experts at an event held on Tuesday urged parents to get their children protected against the highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection — which has claimed
KARACHI: Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho was informed on October 28 that the spread of HIV in Sindh had reached an “extremely alarming” level, with 3,995 registered HIV-positive children in the province. A high-level meeting on the alarming rise of HIV cases
KARACHI: Nine people, including six children, have died of gastroenteritis after consuming contaminated water and food in a village on the outskirts of Karachi, forcing the government to declare a health emergency in the affected areas and the nearby Malir district. Faiz
The Sindh Health Department on Sunday released its latest report on confirmed dengue cases across the province, revealing that 439 new cases had so far been reported in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2025 to 1,083. Sindh Minister