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 and the World Food Programme (WFP) on 01-May-2025 decided to co-finance a one-year pilot project to provide daily meals to 11,000 District Malir primary school students up to the fifth grade to help improve their learning, attendance and nutrition.
KARACHI: As workers worldwide commemorate International Labour Day, the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) hosted a seminar on 30th April to address one of the most pressing issues facing the country’s labour force: the failure to implement minimum wage
KARACHI: The province is grappling with a severe mosquito infestation, fueled by garbage accumulation, overflowing sewage, and a poorly maintained drainage system. The intense heat and frequent power outages have further worsened the living conditions for residents. As a result, hundreds of
In the absence of adequate water treatment, water-borne diseases are spreading in the city KARACHI: Where the supply of water remains an incessant woe, plaguing the peace of locals in Karachi, it appears that even the measly quantity of water supplied to
KARACHI: Amid government failure to address vaccine shortage and control canine population, the number of rabies cases recorded this year in the province rose to nine on April 23 when a man affected by the deadly virus was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate
With no long-term policies to improve greenery, water supply and transport; every year soaring temperatures KARACHI: Like every other year, this year too Karachi is slowly turning into a searing cauldron, with experts predicting a dangerous rise in temperatures from April 19th
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 21-April-2025 inaugurated a week-long province-wide polio eradication campaign targeting over 10.6 million children under the age of five, including 2.76 million in Karachi. The campaign, which will run from April 21 to April 27,
Alarmingly high levels of obesity, low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad” cholesterol), and low levels of protective high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good” cholesterol) are the leading causes of premature coronary atherosclerosis — early plaque formation in the arteries of young Pakistani men and
NAWABSHAH: As Sindh has been in the grip of a heatwave for around a week, the harsh weather is taking a toll on people’s health with heatstroke and gastroenteritis on the rise in many districts and towns amid prolonged power outages. While the Sindh