ISLAMABAD: With less than a month to go before Sindh launches its ambitious HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls, a new survey reveals a catastrophic gap in public awareness as only 5 per cent of caregivers in the province have heard of
At a time when fewer than 2,000 newborn infants in Pakistan genuinely require breast milk substitutes due to maternal death, critical illness or rare metabolic disorders, the country consumes formula milk and baby food worth over Rs110 billion every year, officials and
Naheed, a Hafiz-i-Quran from Mirpurkhas and mother of two, has spent the last eight years within prison walls awaiting a decision on her pending appeal. Her embroidery and crochet work, sold through a prison-run sewing centre, sustains her children on the outside.
Sindh has screened over one million people for Hepatitis C under a groundbreaking public-private partnership that achieved a 96.7 percent cure rate in two high-burden districts, making it one of the most successful hepatitis elimination efforts in Pakistan to date, officials claimed
In the wake of the recent collapse of a residential building in Lyari, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has declared 590 buildings across Karachi “dangerous”, prompting serious concern over public safety and the condition of ageing infrastructure in the city. The
HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 25-July-2025 inaugurated a newly built mother & child healthcare centre at Jamshoro’s Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), a milestone in the province’s efforts to improve maternal and child health care,
Non-formal education is the only method through which out-of-school children can receive education. Sindh Education minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah said this on 23-July-2025 as he addressed as the chief guest a ceremony for handing over gadgets to 500 non-formal education centres
KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah opened the North Nazimabad chapter of Karachi Down Syndrome Programme (KDSP) — a non-profit organisation advocating for the value, acceptance and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome — on 22nd July. Built with the provincial government’s
Many young members eye a future abroad KARACHI: From a gated community for her Zoroastrian faith in Karachi, 22-year-old Elisha Amra has waved goodbye to many friends migrating abroad as the ancient Parsi community dwindles. Soon the film student hopes to join
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has urged civil society to ensure provision of timely legal aid and essential needs such as appropriate clothing and safe living conditions to inmates at correctional centres. He said during a visit