Faiza Ilyas is a Karachi-based senior reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience. Her reporting covers a diverse range of beats, including health, higher education, the environment, and wildlife.
Total of 17 cases have so far been reported this year at two key tertiary care hospitals; 11 at the Indus Hospital and six at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
Updated29 Jul, 202608:39am
Teaching and non-teaching staff at Karachi University seek bailout package; hope new administration will address critical issues soon.
Updated28 Jul, 202608:54am
Health department says will continue such campaigns to protect child health and ensure timely action against any possible outbreak.
Published26 Jul, 202607:03am
Tally rises to 94 as Sindh govt had earlier confirmed 78 cases at Valika Hospital; ombudsman orders comprehensive audit of hospital’s affairs.
Updated22 Jul, 202608:43am
Year’s first death due to deadly infection raises concern over piped water quality; people urged to put chlorine tablets in water tanks.
Updated08 Jul, 202608:23am
Experts say city’s air quality index has far exceeded WHO limits; calls for urgent action to tackle the environmental issues threatening human survival.
Updated23 Jun, 202608:54am
Experts, stakeholders call for raising domestic financing for HIV prevention, enforcing infection control protocols in hospitals.
Updated21 Jun, 202609:55am
Worm infestation due to unsafe water and lack of hygiene is a major cause of blood deficiency in Pakistan, says lead investigator
Published17 Jun, 202606:58am
The 42-year-old patient was brought to Indus Hospital on Wednesday; she was ninth rabies patient reported at the health facility this year.
Updated12 Jun, 202609:10am
