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Breast cancer deaths likely to rise by 68% worldwide by 2050, WHO warns

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  UNITED NATIONS (Kashmir English): Cass of breast cancer are likely to surge by 38 percent worldwide by 2050, with annual disease-related deaths projected to climb by 68 percent, a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggests. The findings of IARC, a specialized branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), […]

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Deforestation, climate shift threaten crops, water supply in AJK

Spring water in Muzaffarabad villages declared unsafe for drinking

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): District Health Officer Muzaffarabad Dr. Aamir Shahzad Chaudhry has said that the spring water in villages Hariala and Rajpian in Muzaffarabad district is harmful to health in every respect and prohibited it from drinking. In a letter to Deputy Commissioner Muzaffarabad, the health officer urged him to take action and stop the

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Unhealthy food items banned in Kotli educational institutions

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KOTLI (Kashmir English): District Food Safety Officer Munawar Ahmed Chohan has imposed a ban on unhealthy and unhygienic food items in the cafeterias of all educational institutions including schools, colleges, universities, and madrassas across the Kotli district. The district food controller office issued a notification in accordance with the “AJK Food Authority Act” and the

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Govt revises MBBS admission policy 2026

AJK Information Minister to hire doctors on contractual basis

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NEELUM (Kashmir English): In a recent visit to Upper Neelum‘s Kel area, the Azad Kashmir Information Minister Maulana Pir Muhammad Mazhar Saeed Shah visited Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Kel. The Information Minister there made announcements for hiring doctors on a contractual basis in an attempt to enhance health care facilities within the region. Pir Mazhar Saeed Shah

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Anti-polio drive in Karachi’s high-risk Union Councils from tomorrow

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  KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Sindh government is going to launch polio immunization drive in 27 high-risk Union Councils (UCs) of Karachi from February 22 (tomorrow). The campaign, being organised in collaboration with the Sindh government’s partners, will strengthen children’s immunity and curb the transmission of the poliovirus, according to the officials. This first phase

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Experts for strengthening national health security

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The experts at a gathering called for coordinated efforts to protect public health and ensuring the national security. The Health Services Academy (HSA) arranged the One Health Workforce Development Project (OHWD) orientation meeting with national stakeholders to strengthen country’s health security. The event brought together international health organizations and experts, government

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Mirpurkhas of Sindh becomes new HIV hotspot with 150 cases in 2024

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  MIRPURKHAS, Pakistan (Kashmir English): Mirpurkhas district in Pakistan’s Sindh province is rapidly emerging as “another Larkana” in terms of rising human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) cases among children, with 150 testing positive for the virus in 2024 alone. Official data has revealed that the district now accounts for over 26% of the 568 paediatric HIV

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AIMS Muzaffarabad negligence

Woman gives birth on road due to AIMS Muzaffarabad negligence

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By: Mir Shujaat Sulehria MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The medical health facilities worsening day by day in Azad Jammu and Kashmir due to the negligence of the health sector as another case of medical staff’s incompetence was reported in Muzaffarabad district. As per details, a pregnant woman patient was brought to Garhi Dupatta Ruler Health Center with

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Big Catch-up 13-day immunization drive begins in AJK today

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  MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Like rest of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a Big Catch-up 13 days campaign is being launched in Mirpur district from February 17 (today). The AJK Health Services Department is launching the campaign with the support of World Health Organization and Federal Directorate of Immunization, for children under five years of age,

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