IT is a painful truth that Pakistan is facing a cardiac crisis affecting people at an alarmingly young age. At the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Karachi, 40 to 45 patients arrive daily with heart attacks, and about 15 percent
• Health dept data suggests all is well on dengue front in Sindh with just 819 confirmed cases • Figures obtained from four Karachi hospital show 2,972 positive cases reported from Sept 1 to Oct 16 • One public sector Hyderabad lab
KARACHI: The Sindh health department, in collaboration with the Haemophilia Welfare Society Karachi (HWSK), has launched the annual Hemophilia Prophylaxis Therapy programme for the fiscal year 2025–26 at the Haemophilia Treatment Centre in Nazimabad. The initiative was inaugurated by Dr Durenaz Jamal,
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has observed that the menace of drugs was increasing day-by-day and it has become a great threat to a peaceful society as well as affecting many lives especially of youngsters. Therefore, the SHC said, immediate steps were
THIS is with reference to the report “‘Point’ bus runs over, kills KU student on campus” (Oct 11). The unfortunate incident is the result of years of neglect, poor planning and zero accountability. The death is not an accident; it is the
KARACHI: From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Karachi. Like millions of children, she is a household helper, an illegal but common practice that brings grief to families often too poor to
KARACHI: The unchecked rise in the stray dog population has made life increasingly unbearable for citizens across Karachi, with frequent attacks causing injuries, deaths and widespread fear in various localities of the metropolis. It has become a common sight to see packs
• Rest, hydration advised as antibiotics are not effective against viral illnesses • Ruling out dengue and malaria through lab tests termed important KARACHI: With a gradual seasonal shift towards winters, the city has seen a dramatic increase in cases of viral
SUKKUR: The Sukkur constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the establishment of hospitals and units of Sindh Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (SICVD) in all districts of the province. The bench comprising Justices Zulfiqar Ali Sangi and Riazat Ali
ISLAMABAD: On October 9, Health officials warned that Karachi has surpassed southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Pakistan’s most potent source of exported poliovirus, urging parents to protect their children from lifelong paralysis by participating in the imminent vaccination drive. “Karachi is the most