KARACHI: The chief secretary of Sindh was informed on December 21 that out of the Rs265 million allocated this year for mass dog vaccination and sterilisation, only Rs66.255m was released so far and only one centre was operational outside Karachi. The CS,
KARACHI: Citizens across the province are paying a heavy price on account of government’s failure to control dog population, families of rabies-affected people said while speaking to Dawn. They deplored that the departments concerned failed to ensure provision of healthcare facilities and life-saving
KARACHI: In line with the mission to eradicate blindness, Pakistan Eye Bank Society (PEBS) has completed eye screening of 30,000 schoolchildren as part of its school eye clinic project. The project is being run in collaboration with Rotary Club of Heidelberg Schloss,
KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi held a meeting with representatives of Private Hospitals and Clinics Association (PHCA), seeking their support to strengthen polio eradication efforts of the government. During the meeting, the commissioner highlighted the challenges the government had been facing
• Over 75pc of environmental samples tested positive since mid-2025, meeting told • CM Murad directs officials to look into emerging public health crisis • Week-long anti-polio drive to begin from 15th KARACHI: There has been a sharp surge in circulation of
• SSWMB chief says city produces 14,800 tonnes of garbage daily • Provincial capital accounts for 25pc of country’s total recyclable plastic waste, seminar told • Operation of first biogas plant in Clifton to begin from 15th KARACHI: Highlighting the gravity of
KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl died of dengue fever at a private hospital on December 4, the provincial health department stated. Official data shows that the girl, hailing from Gwadar, passed away the same day she was admitted to the hospital. Currently, according
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on November 29 instructed the health department to accelerate work on 16 major projects, aiming to open them to the public within this financial year. Reviewing the development portfolio of fiscal year 2025-26 and progress
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the world’s largest housing programme, Sindh Peoples Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF), has grown beyond a scheme and turned into a social revolution. He said verification of two million people has been completed, accounts
KARACHI: Complications of diabetes are rising at a pace the health system cannot contain, with millions at risk of blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and limb amputations, senior diabetologists and endocrinologists warned on November 26. Speaking at a press conference at the