KARACHI: The dengue fever situation is getting worse day by day as the health department declared on November 4 the death of four more patients. According to the latest data released by the department, 20 people have so far died of dengue
• Unofficial mortality figures paint haunting picture of threat posed by dengue • Families claim 26 deaths in Hyderabad alone between Oct 1 and Nov 2 • Health dept confirms six deaths in 10 months • Experts stress need for research into
• 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
ISLAMABAD: The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) on October 31 released its latest Domestic Violence Factsheet for Sindh, highlighting low convictions despite rising reports in the first six months of the current year. The factsheet was compiled through data received via the
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
The Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–23, based on data from nearly 57,000 households across 29 districts, provides a detailed view of children’s living conditions, schooling, and work. It finds that only two-thirds of children aged 5–17 attend school, with significant gender and
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
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