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Rawalpindi: Infant dies at Benazir Bhutto Hospital due to ‘lack of oxygen’
A 10-month-old girl, named Aliza, died on Tuesday in Benazir Bhutto Hospital children’s ward in Rawalpindi due to lack of...
India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to deaths
Indian tests of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least six children in Cameroon have found unidentified...
Pakistan reports sixth polio case of 2023
Pakistan has reported its sixth polio case of 2023 after a nine-month-old child in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district became the latest...
World at risk of losing malaria fight, report
The world is in danger of losing the fight against malaria, as cases of the disease rose by around 5...
Govt to upgrade 500 primary healthcare units across Pakistan, minister
Caretaker Federal Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan said that 500 primary healthcare centres will be upgraded in two months across...
Nationwide Polio Campaign Targets Over 40 Million Children in Pakistan
Pakistan launched a week-long nationwide polio vaccination campaign Monday, as the country remains one of only two around the world where the...
Doctors warn of tragedy as NZ lifts smoking ban
Doctors blasted New Zealand’s conservative government on Tuesday for revoking world-leading anti-smoking laws, warning that people will die over the...
SHC issues notice to Dow University for charging annual fees in dollars
The Sindh High Court (SHC) Monday issued notices to authorities concerned on a petition against the Dow University of Health...
Japan to cull 40,000 birds after bird flu case
Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south...
Court papers reveal chain of death events due to cough syrup
Indonesian court documents have revealed for the first time the chain of events that led to toxic ingredients being used...
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