Tag: public health Pakistan

Pakistan explores local production of long-acting HIV prevention injection

Pakistan is exploring the possibility of producing a new HIV prevention injection…

News Desk

KP Food Authority seizes over 5,600kg of substandard bakery products in province-wide inspections

PESHAWAR — The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA)…

Junaid Toru

Civil society groups call for increased tobacco control funding in Pakistan’s 2026–27 budget

Civil society organizations in Pakistan have urged federal and provincial governments to…

Junaid Toru

Capital Hospital signs MoU with Alibaba Medical AI to launch AI-based radiology system

ISLAMABAD — Capital Hospital Islamabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Adnan Arif

Rabies threat looms over rural Thatta, doctor urges urgent awareness

THATTA: A senior health official has warned of rising risks of rabies…

Kamran Khamiso Khowaja

KP intensifies vaccination drive; 1,200 inoculated at DHO Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has stepped up its vaccination campaign…

Junaid Toru

Anti-polio campaign continues in Mardan until February 5

MARDAN: The national anti-polio campaign in Mardan district will continue from Monday…

Fazal Haq

Govt taking practical steps to eradicate polio from Pakistan, says PM Shehbaz Sharif

The federal government is taking practical steps under a comprehensive national strategy…

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Regulated Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Movement Contributes to Sharp Decline in Polio Cases

Islamabad, January 2026 — Pakistan’s efforts to regulate previously unorganised cross-border movement…

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Silence, Stigma, and HIV: The Invisible Crisis Facing Transgender Persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the rising number of HIV cases has exposed deep…

Junaid Toru