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Local Production Of Iron, Folic Acid Supplements May Curb Anaemia In 15m Pakistani Girls

ISLAMABAD: The local production of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS) in adolescent doses could prevent around 15 million adolescent girls in Pakistan from suffering from iron deficiency anemia as ensuring sustainable access to these supplements could significantly reduce costs and lessen reliance on expensive imports, according to officials and nutrition experts. Iron deficiency anaemia is the leading cause…

Islamabad, Azad Kashmir Eradicate Maternal, Neonatal Tetanus

ISLAMABAD: After Sindh and Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have achieved the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), taking Pakistan closer to interrupting the transmission of this life-threatening disease for mothers and newborns nationwide. The validations were confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

WHO to Train 140,000 Workers in Pakistan For Vaccination Campaign

ISLAMABAD: The Wor­­­ld Health Organisa­tion (WHO) has announced that it is partnering with the Pakistan government to train over 140,000 hea­lth workers for the upcoming nationwide measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, which aims to protect 35.4 million chil­­dren aged six to 59 months. The preventive drive, scheduled from Nov…
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300,000 Children to be Vaccinated during Anti-measles Drive

TAXILA: The district health authorities have decided to launch a 13-day anti-measles drive in Attock from November 17 to 29, aiming to vaccinate more than 300,000 children aged between 6 and 59 months to save them from the epidemic. The preparations to eliminate measles from the district are in the…
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Separating fact from fiction: What you need to know about the HPV Vaccine

As Pakistan introduces the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine to its routine immunisation programme and is running the first vaccination campaign from September 15 to 27 in Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad and AJK, the media is rife with all kinds of rumours and elaborate conspiracy theories. Summarily, the HPV vaccine is administered to prevent certain…
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WHO Warns Disease Outbreaks Could Be Lethal In Flood Zones

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon floods have already claimed 910 lives and injured more than 1,000 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials and health experts warn, however, that the deadliest phase of the disaster may only just be beginning. Outbreaks of dengue, malaria, diarrhoea and other diseases now threaten…
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Pakistanis Spending Billions On Formula Milk Unnecessarily: Experts

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 health experts disclosed on 01-August-2025. Senior paediatricians and…
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Immunization Crisis Deepens As Girl Dies Of Diphtheria At PIMS

ISLAMABAD: A 14-year-old girl from Nankana district has died of diphtheria at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, while two more children one from Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and another from Swabi remain critically ill in the isolation ward, highlighting Pakistan’s deepening immunization crisis, federal health officials confirmed on…
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Pakistan To Observe World Drowning Prevention Day on 25th

ISLAMABAD: As incidents of drowning of people in flash floods in various parts of the country, especially during the current monsoon season, continue to rise, Pakistan, like other countries of the world, would observe the UN World Drowning Prevention Day on July 25. The day is observed to raise awareness about the…
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