GENEVA, Switzerland (Kashmir English): The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, also urging authorities to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the organization. According to the WHO, the affected medicines are specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, […]
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JHELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Jhelum Valley District Commissioner Ms. Benish Jaral formally inaugurated the National Door-to-Door Polio Campaign from 13 to 16 October 2025 by administering polio and vitamin A drops to children under the age of five. District Health Officer Jhelum Valley Dr. Tahir Rahim Mughal, Assistant Director Training Madam Qara-ul-Ain, Abdul Jabbar Lone,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The national polio campaign will begin in 159 districts across the country from tomorrow. According to the National Emergency Operations Center, 45.4 million children will be administered polio drops during the weekly polio campaign. During the weekly polio campaign, children will also be given a supplemental dose of vitamin A along with
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BHIMBER (Kashmir English): The national anti-polio campaign will start from October 13 to 17 in Bhimber and Neelum Valley districts of Azad Kashmir. During the campaign, more than 81,000 children in Bhimber and 38,693 in Neelum Valley will be administered polio vaccine and vitamin A drops. According to the administration, all preparations have been completed
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HANGZHOU, China (Kashmir English): An elderly woman in Zhejiang Province of China, swallowed eight live frogs in an attempt to get relief from lower back pain, local media reported. The 82-year-old named Zhang, believed in local folklore and consumed the frogs in self-treatment. But soon after, she experienced severe abdominal pain and was taken
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BEIJING (Kashmir English): A mounting number of young people in China are choosing to have tattoos on their teeth, raising dental health concerns. According to media reports, while tattoos on the hands, neck, and waist have become outdated, the younger generation in China now choosing to have tattoos on their teeth. Tattoos are applied
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The countrywide HPV vaccination drive faced widespread resistance, with over 3.6 million parents reportedly declining to have their daughters vaccinated, local media said quoting sources. According to available documents, 3,641,132 refusals were recorded across the nation during the anti-cervical cancer drive. Punjab accounted for the highest number, with 2,561,346 parents declining
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new cases of poliovirus from Sindh’s Badin and Thatta districts, with both patients being young girls. With the fresh cases, Pakistan’s total polio count in the ongoing year reaches to 29, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported. According to the NIH,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan’s government has decided to prolong the term of the national cervical cancer vaccination campaign after provinces complained of falling behind vaccination targets. Punjab, Sindh, Azad Kashmir, and Islamabad will prolong their HPV vaccination campaigns. The Sindh government has already agreed to extend its cervical cancer vaccination campaign by three days, moving the
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LEEPA VALLEY, AJK (Kashmir English): Pakistan Army at the forefront of public service, organised a free medical camp in Khewarah under the direction of Commander Leepa Guards, Aamir Fareed. A team of Pakistan Army doctors checked a large number of patients at the camp. More than 300 patients visited the camp and they were
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