LEEPA VALLEY (Kashmir English): Pakistan Army organised a free medical camp at Basic Health Unit (BHU) Nokot in Leepa Valley, where a team of 25 doctors examined hundreds of patients. The ‘Act of Kindness and Street Children’ arranged the medical camp in collaboration with Pakistan Army Leepa Guard. Free medicines were also distributed at […]
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JHELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): A large-scale free eye camp was organized for the residents of areas adjacent to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jhelum Valley district of Azad Kashmir. The camp, which provided free medical treatment to hundreds of patients from Chakothi, Chinari, Leepa Valley, Hattian Bala, and other nearby villages, was organised in
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Like rest of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the 13-day Big Catch-up campaign continues in lake district of Mirpur for children under age of 5 years. This campaign has been especially designed for children who were not administered any dose of preventive vaccines for any reason. The drive involves routine immunizations of
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NEELUM (Kashmir English): The third round of the Big Catch-Up Vaccination Campaign has been launched under the auspices of the Public Health Department. The Big Catch-Up Vaccination Nation will continue from June 16 to 28 to “cover” the children who missed out on routine immunizations in Neelum. This 12-day campaign is being led by District Health
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan’s Ministry of Health have jointly made an appeal to the citizens to urgently and voluntarily donate blood. World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is held on June 14 each year. The event was organised for the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a recent development, the Prime Minister of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, chaired a meeting of the Public Health, Education, and Planning and Development Departments to finalize the budget proposals. Most Senior Minister Col. (retd) Waqar Ahmed Noor, government ministers Nisar Ansar Abdali, Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Chaudhry
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has announced a plan to launch a health card initiative for citizens in the next fiscal year 2025-26. This decision was made during a meeting of the parliamentary party of the coalition government, chaired by Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. In the meeting, the members
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged governments around the world to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products to help protect young people from addiction and health risks. The appeal came on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. WHO, a United Nations agency based in Geneva, said that
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HATTIAN BALA (Kashmir English): A two-day free medical camp was organized by AJK Health Department on Friday at the District Headquarters Hospital in Hattian Bala, an area along the Line of Control (LoC). According to details, the medical camp was set up in collaboration with the Pakistan Army, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, the Health
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JHELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Valley Ms Benish Jarral has officially launched the polio vaccination campaign from May 26 to May 30, 2025, by administering drops to children under five. The inauguration ceremony of the polio vaccination campaign took place in Jhelum Valley and was attended by SP Mirza Zahid Hussain, District Health
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