KARACHI: For a regular commuter travelling in their car, getting stuck in an endless gridlock could indicate reaching class late or missing an important meeting. However, for the devastated families rushing a sick or injured patient in an ambulance, not reaching the
HYDERABAD: Two young siblings tragically lost their lives, and several others were left unconscious after consuming food contaminated with pesticide in Sehwan, Jamshoro district, on 05-September-2024. According to police reports, three-year-old Sitabi Channa died shortly after eating food at her family’s home
KARACHI: Expressing concern over the state of the economy, health, and environment in the country, speakers at a symposium held on September 4 underscored the need for innovative solutions to address the growing challenges of climate change, which is deeply affecting all
KARACHI: A teenage boy died from Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as brain-eating amoeba, at a local hospital on September 2, health officials said. He was the fourth victim of the deadly infection this year. They said that the 19-year-old male, a resident
KARACHI: For a disgruntled person exhausted by the hassles of everyday life, the ability to sit and walk with ease might never come across as a blessing yet for patients with spinal cord injuries struggling to access treatment at public hospitals, the
KARACHI: A project of senior doctors and medical science experts to reach out to and guide people living with diabetes but unaware of it has successfully prevented complications in 452,170 individuals, a recently compiled report said on 31st August 2024. The programme,
KARACHI: The Department of community health sciences at Aga Khan University (AKU) in collaboration with the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) conducted a project under which health experts collected and analysed injury and disease-related data of 2,000 patients who worked in
KARACHI: In a case of corporal punishment in a Korangi 1½ madressah, a minor orphan child was beaten by a seminary teacher with a thorny stick only for not memorising his lessons, said Korangi-SSP Tauheed Rehman Memon on August 22. The seven-year-old
KARACHI: The first phase of the ongoing anti-polio drive was completed on 20 August with over 95 percent coverage in 40 high-risk and super high-risk union committees, officials associated with the polio eradication initiative said. Under the drive, children under the age
KARACHI: The ongoing anti-polio campaign in Karachi has seen 27 percent refusals in 40 of the 85 high-risk union committees (UCs) covered on the first day of the drive, it emerged on 16 August. A session organised for journalists by the Emergency