Health

BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua/APP): China’s dynamic “zero-COVID” approach has proved effective in the country’s counter-epidemic work over the past two years, a Chinese health official said Friday. By pursuing its dynamic “zero-COVID” approach, China has managed to safeguard people’s lives and well-being, and has minimized […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 (APP): Scientists have found that vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to the responses during severe Covid-19. The study demonstrated a mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by T cells. These are […]

RAWALPINDI, Apr 21 (APP): Dengue larvae were detected from 561 houses in Rawalpindi areas during indoor surveillance of 265,452 homes from April 12 to 20. This was said by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Marzia Saleem while chairing a meeting to review anti-dengue arrangements here […]

SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua/APP) –:A total of 733 patients were discharged from the hospital on Sunday after recovery from COVID-19 in Shanghai, local authorities said Monday. On the same day, 19,473 local asymptomatic carriers were released from centralized medical observation, and have been sent back […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16 (APP): Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Islamabad has demanded of the quarters concerned for early restoration of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), stopping the functioning of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to improve the standard of medical education in the country. […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16 (APP): Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in its quarterly water monitoring report issued on Saturday declared 17 brands of mineral/bottled water as unsafe for human consumption. The government through Ministry of Science and Technology has designated the task to […]

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP): Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Sikander Baloch on Tuesday said that ample stock of Panadol tablets was available across the province and there were 35.14 million tablets stored in commercial warehouses. Issuing current statistics regarding availability of Panadol […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has decided to start regular monitoring of health establishments in the federal capital to ensure the provision of standard medical services for citizens. According to an official of the authority, substandard medical setups will not be […]

RAWALPINDI, Apr 07 (APP): World Health Day was observed in Pakistan and other parts of the world on Thursday to create awareness among the people of the importance of health for a healthy society. Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority, Dr Faiza Kanwal, talking to […]