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AJK to organize free family planning camp

Population Welfare Department to organize free family planning camp

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NEELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): On the instructions of the Chief Secretary of Azad Kashmir, the Population Welfare Department is set to organize a free family planning camp in Sharda in the third decade of August. Director General Population Welfare, Dr. Sardar Aftab, will inaugurate the Implanon NXT camp. Free contraceptives and other reproductive health-related advice […]

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Drug Controller raids illegal medical distribution store in AJK’s Pallandri

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  PALLANDRI, AJK (Kashmir English): In a welcome move against the drug mafia endangering public health, Chief Drug Quality Controller Azad Kashmir, Ms. Fauzia Ashraf, led a major raid on an illegally operating medical distribution store in the heart of Pallandri city. The raid took place at Chinar Medical Distribution Store, located on Baitran Road

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Pakistan confirms 19th polio case of 2025 in Lakki Marwat

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  PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): Another case of wild poliovirus has been confirmed in Pakistan, this time affecting a five-month-old child from Union Council Sulemankhel in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. With this, the total number of polio cases in the country in 2025 has risen to 19. NIH confirms new polio case National Institute

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Islamabad Food Authority seizes 160kg of unfit meat

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Islamabad Food Authority has intensified its crackdown on unsafe food supplies, seizing 160 kilograms of unhygienic and unfit meat during an inspection here on the Golra Road. According to officials, the meat was being transported without proper documentation or safety measures. “The seized meat carried no slaughterhouse stamps and emitted

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breastfeeding

World Breastfeeding Week continues in AJK amid awareness campaign

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  MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Like rest of the entire world, the World Breastfeeding Week Nutrition Program continues in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) including lake district of Mirpur. The program started on August 1st and will continue up to 7th of August, 2025, under the auspices of the AJK Health Services Department in collaboration with

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Truckload of unhealthy juice seized in Azad Kashmir

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  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir Digital): Officials from the Police Post Kohala, under the supervision of SHO Chattar Class Police Station Mohsin Ali Awan seized a truckload of unhealthy juice being brought from Islamabad to Jhelum Valley. The action was taken during a routine checking. According to details, the truck loaded with unhealthy juice was going from

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Exposure to loud noise may lead to sensorineural hearing loss: Experts

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Exposure to loud noise may lead to a range of health conditions, including sensorineural hearing loss, tension, anxiety, neurosis, sleep disorders, tinnitus, arterial hypertension, irregular pulse, and a decline in memory and attention, according to medical experts. Sensorineural (sen-suh-ree-NUR-uhl) hearing loss, also known as SNHL, occurs because of damage to inner

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Ibn-e-Nusrat Diagnostic Center opens in Neelum Valley’s Nagdar village

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  NEELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Ibn-e-Nusrat Diagnostic Center has been established in Nagdar village of the Neelum Valley in yet another milestone achieved in service delivery. Nagdar is a backward area with a population of fifty thousand. The Ibn-e-Nusrat Diagnostic Center. The inauguration ceremony was held in a dignified manner. Diagnostic facilities at doorstep People

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DC Bhimber officially inaugurates Breastfeeding Campaign in AJK

DC Bhimber officially inaugurates Breastfeeding Campaign in AJK

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BHIMBER (Kashmir Digital): Deputy Commissioner Bhimber Chaudhry Haq Nawaz officially inaugurated the “Breastfeeding Campaign” organized at the DHO office to highlight the importance of World Breastfeeding Week. During the inauguration ceremony, the Deputy Commissioner highlighted that it is mandatory to breastfeed the child from birth to 6 months of age, and this period must be

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Breastfeeding awareness takes center stage in AJK

Breastfeeding awareness takes center stage in AJK

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MIRPUR (Kashmir Digital): On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Day, awareness campaigns and rallies are being held at various locations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of District Health Officer Dr. Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah, where participants highlighted the importance of breast milk for a child’s development. The meeting

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