Health

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has initiated a countrywide investigation against firms engaged in the production, sale, and distribution of mercury-based skin-whitening creams. The action seeks to safeguard consumers from severe health harms as well as promote fair competition in the cosmetics sector. The CCP’s Office of Fair Trade and Market

  CHENNAI, India (Kashmir English): India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has cancelled the licence of a cough syrup-maker linked to the deaths of several children over the past month. At least 19 children died in the central state of Madhya Pradesh after taking the syrup. The syrup was banned after a test this month

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,

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

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

  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