Experts fear spike in waterborne diseases in Karachi's residents
Urge govt to address these issues for good, plan preventive health strategies.
Faiza Ilyas
KU students protest against semester exams
Students say varsity has no justification to hold semester exams when students were hardly taught anything.
Experts urge govt to ensure SOPs’ compliance in schools
Call upon parents to make their children understand the importance of SOPs and help them follow precautionary guidelines.
Typhoid, cholera outbreak feared due to Karachi's post-rain insanitary conditions
PIMA urges citizens to use nets, anti-mosquito sprays at night and exercise caution when eating out.
10 more die in rain-related incidents in Karachi
Met department issues flood alerts for Sindh and Balochistan
Four die as heavy rains cause urban flooding in Karachi
Edhi divers rescue seven kids from drowning; train, flight operations disrupted; province-wide rain emergency declared.
Vaccinated, sterilised dogs found poisoned to death in Karachi's Clifton
Over 20,000 dogs have been vaccinated under an anti-rabies project in Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi, parts of district South.
Clifton beach development project poses serious environmental risks, experts warn
‘The project will deprive people of free access to the beach’
Eight vertical health programmes integrated
‘It’s a good step as it would strengthen the primary healthcare system’...
Govt urged not to allow sacrificial cattle markets within city
PMA demands complete lockdown, random coronavirus testing.
Doctors demand security, inquiry into NICVD shooting incident
KARACHI: Condemning the incident in which an individual opened fire at a National Institute of Cardiovascular...
Amid coronavirus spread, health experts warn against self-medication
Doctors stress the need for correct diagnosis as symptoms of dengue, Covid-19 and XDR typhoid are largely similar.
37 doctors, three paramedics died of Covid-19 in country: PMA
Association urges government to support the grieving families through the Shuhada package.
Sindh health dept to set up five hospitals to handle critical Covid-19 situation, says minister
All major hospitals are running out of capacity and no longer admit patients suffering from any disease.
Civil society urges Sepa to cancel public hearing of ‘under-construction’ project
Sepa is asked to take action against irrigation dept for carrying out project work without getting NOC.
KU academic council okays plan to hold online classes
Some 86 members take part in ‘online meeting’ of academic council that some see as a violation of varsity act...
Pakistan to be part of global antiviral research initiative
Researchers will look to advance innovative approaches to laboratory diagnosis, including identifying reagents for antibody tests.
Pharma firm plans to import Covid-19 treatment drug from Bangladesh
Company asks authorities for urgent regulatory approval.
Six more victims of plane crash identified through DNA tests
Governor criticised for his lack of knowledge about the existence of forensic labs in Sindh...
Bodies of six plane crash victims identified through DNA tests
Sindh health dept rejects complaints of delay in results of DNA tests.