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[ad_1] PESHAWAR: Having to choose between enrolling one’s child in school or paying for the successive chemotherapy sessions of an ailing parent is an undeniably poignant situation for any household however, the nightmarish imagining might soon become a familiar reality for many destitute families across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in the coming year, who in the absence…
[ad_1] PESHAWAR: For household’s struggling to accommodate sustenance, housing, utility bills and children’s education within their limited monthly budgets, healthcare is often neglected and expenditure on treatments is minimal however, when a beloved family member is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, the unavailability of free of cost treatment can quickly push any afflicted family into…
[ad_1] KARACHI: The University of Karachi’s Institute of Clinical Psychology recently orchestrated a one-day national conference centred on “Substance Use Prevention and Treatment: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice” (ICP-NCSUPT-2023). Dr Saad Khalid Niaz, the provincial health minister acknowledged the formidable challenge of stemming the supply of drugs due to rampant smuggling and distribution….
[ad_1] PESHAWAR: The technical group in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, under the leadership of director general health services, concluded a three-day consultative session on Wednesday to determine the Health Security Action Plan for 2024-2028. The meeting, attended by Chief Center for Disease Control NIH Pakistan, Dr Mumtaz, as well as all deputy directors and project directors from the…
[ad_1] ABBOTABAD: The Hazara division is presently experiencing a severe cold wave and dry weather, triggering a health crisis marked by a surge of respiratory ailments such as influenza, colds, fever, and coughs. The spread is attributed to an extended period of dry weather, affecting nearly every other person in the area. Owing to the…
[ad_1] PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Health Program (IHP), jointly managed by the Lady Health Workers (LHWs) program and the nutrition initiative, faces severe financial constraints, hindering its effectiveness. Official sources told The Express Tribune that both programs have fallen short of their targets due to insufficient funding. Approximately 4,000 IHP employees have gone without salaries…
[ad_1] KARACHI: Charitable public hospitals in Sindh have failed to submit audit reports of their healthcare facilities despite repeated requests from the caretaker health minister. The Sindh Health Department confirms that despite sending two letters in over three months, no charitable healthcare institution has provided the required report. The primary objective behind auditing these hospitals…
[ad_1] KARACHI: Issuing a stark warning on Friday, health experts in Pakistan highlighted the escalating air pollution evident from the worsening Air Quality Index of major cities in Sindh and Punjab. This surge in particulate matter in the air poses an increased risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which can cause airflow blockage as well as…
[ad_1] KARACHI: As deaths due to Naegleria fowleri, also referred to as brain-eating amoeba, in Karachi, enter into the double digits, there is a growing concern amongst the populace that, just like other recurring diseases such as dengue and malaria, the provincial government will fail to curb its spread and prevent it from becoming a…
[ad_1] This month has been filled with conflicting rumors of an Apple product launch that either will or won’t happen, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now says the October event is on, and it could bring a long overdue iMac upgrade. In the Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that sources close to Apple said a Mac…