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IRC Reproductive Health Initiative Benefits Vulnerable Women, Transgender People

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IRC Reproductive Health Initiative Benefits Vulnerable Women, Transgender People

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 ISLAMABAD, MAR 20: Cases of domestic violence across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa saw a rise in the aftermath of the pandemic-triggered lockdowns. This posed serious implications for women’s wellbeing, their sexual and reproductive health, their mental health, and their ability to participate and lead in the recovery of our societies and economy. The situation was graver in communities with high rates

Shahid Afridi Foundation received 1st mobile health care unit

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Shahid Afridi Foundation received 1st mobile health care unit

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 ISLAMABAD, MAR 10: Master Group of Industries, a leading business entity consisting of Master Motor, Foton, and Master MoltyFoam has announced to donate its first-ever completely fabricated Foton M-280 Truck with a Mother and Child care facility unit to Shahid Afridi Foundation.The kind act is intended to extend the support, accessibility, and to provide healthcare services to mothers,

Getz Pharma, BIDE & SZABIST join hands to foster a culture of collaboration

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Getz Pharma, BIDE & SZABIST join hands to foster a culture of collaboration

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KARACHI, MAR 10: Pakistan is facing a steep rise in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Recent figures from IDF Atlas are staggering depicting a sharp increase in diabetes. Pakistan ranked 3rd in number of people living with diabetes in the world only after China and India, the countries with highest number of populations.In Pakistan, 1 in 4

Zong organizes Digital Health Awareness Session on Omicron Variant

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Zong organizes Digital Health Awareness Session on Omicron Variant

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 ISLAMABAD, JAN 31: Pakistan’s digital frontrunner, Zong 4G, in collaboration with telehealth startup, SehatKahani, organized a digital health session on the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus for all the country at large. Employees and their families also attended this useful session.Of late, Omicron has taken the world by storm as the most infectious variant of Covid, causing

NCOC to review Covid data before taking any decision on schools closure

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NCOC to review Covid data before taking any decision on schools closure

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 ISLAMABAD, JAN 17: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday said it will review data of positive Covid-19 cases in educational institutions before deciding on whether or not to keep them open as the fifth wave of the pandemic spreads at an alarming rate across the country.During the last Covid wave, the NCOC had closed educational

Healthwire raises $3.3 million to fuel its “Quality Healthcare for all” vision

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Healthwire raises $3.3 million to fuel its “Quality Healthcare for all” vision

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 30: Healthwire, a health-tech startup and operator of one of the largest horizontally integrated ecosystem of healthcare service providers in Pakistan, has closed $3.3 Million in funding. The round drew participation from 47 Ventures, Habib Bank Limited, Dilsons Private Limited and angel investors from Silicon Valley.  Healthwire was founded by Hamza Iqbal, a LUMS graduate, with a vision

Japan announces US$ 4.35 million grant to support Polio Programme in Pakistan

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Japan announces US$ 4.35 million grant to support Polio Programme in Pakistan

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 ISLAMABAD, DEC 13: The Government of Japan has announced a US$ 4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to Pakistan for its polio eradication efforts.  This latest grant will be utilized for the procurement of 24 million oral doses of vaccines. It will allow the programme to reach around 21 million

Omicron co-discoverer: Variant precursors around for very long time

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Omicron co-discoverer: Variant precursors around for very long time

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 Cape Town, DEC 5: Precursors of the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant are likely to have existed for a very long time, according to their co-discoverer, who hails from Germany.“According to current knowledge, an early form of Omicron evolved as a separate virus type even before Alpha and Delta emerged,” Wolfgang Preiser of Stellenbosch University near Cape Town

WHO: Omicron strain identified in 38 countries

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WHO: Omicron strain identified in 38 countries

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 Geneva, DEC 3: “The Omicron strain has been identified in 38 countries, but delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19.”The head of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit, Maria Van Kerkhove.“Omicron has so far been identified in 38 countries in all six WHO regions, with the main increase in infections in Africa. But the delta

WHO: Asia-Pacific should brace for Covid-19 surge due to Omicron

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WHO: Asia-Pacific should brace for Covid-19 surge due to Omicron

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 With more gatherings and an increase in people’s movements during the holiday season, people need to stay vigilant, said Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional director for the Western Pacific.Geneva, DEC 3: Asia-Pacific countries must brace for a new surge in the number of Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, which emerged ahead of the Christmas holidays, the World Health Organization (WHO) said

UK approves GSK Covid drug, appears effective against Omicron

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UK approves GSK Covid drug, appears effective against Omicron

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 The antibody treatment, sotrovimab, "was found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection who are at an increased risk of developing severe disease," said the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).LONDON, DEC 2: British regulators on Thursday approved a GlaxoSmithKline drug to treat

Pakistan's most Extensive Cardiometabolic Study for the Healthy Young Population

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Pakistan's most Extensive Cardiometabolic Study for the Healthy Young Population

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ISLAMABAD, NOV 22: Getz Pharma Pvt. Ltd.,in partnership withTabba Heart Institute, announced the launch of Pakistan Study of Premature Coronary Atherosclerosis in Young Adults (PAK- SEHAT)Cardiovascular diseases continue to have a significant impact across the world among different populations. To address the issue of the rising health burden of ASCVD in Pakistan, Getz Pharma Pvt. Ltd and Tabba

6 ways to eat your way to better mental health

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6 ways to eat your way to better mental health

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 From a young age, we are taught that eating well helps us look and feel our physical best. What we are not always told is that good nutrition significantly affects our mental health, too.A healthy, well-balanced diet can help us think clearly and feel more alert.It can also improve concentration and attention span.Cookbook author Chantal Lascaris shares below

Ground Breaking of PIMS Maternal and Child Health Center Expansion

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Ground Breaking of PIMS Maternal and Child Health Center Expansion

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ISLAMABAD, OCT 21: Construction of the extension of Intensive Care at Maternal and Child Care Centre and Children’s Hospital was launched at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad.The grant assistance from Japan worth $32 million (3.62 billion Japanese Yen) was signed in Tokyo two years ago.      On this special occasion, MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to

Japan provides equipment worth USD 6.59 million for Pakistan’s COVID-19 response

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Japan provides equipment worth USD 6.59 million for Pakistan’s COVID-19 response

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ISLAMABAD, OCT 21: Cold chain optimization equipment worth USD 6.59 million funded by the Government of Japan and procured through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for enhancing national capacity to store COVID-19, was today handed over to the Government of Pakistan.The Parliamentary Secretary on Health, Dr. Nausheen Hamid received the cold chain equipment from the Ambassador of

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