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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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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VALLEY LIPA (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Army’s Lipa Guard conducted a free medical camp in Valley Lipa, offering the local community crucial healthcare services. The camp was established at the Government Primary School Antilian in Valley Lipa, where a group of skilled doctors from the Pakistan Army performed free check-ups on a large number of
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed the detection of the second wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of year 2025. The lab confirmed the other polio case from District Badin in Sindh province. The first case of 2025 was reported
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Eminent diabetes specialist Dr Shaukat Bukhari, when talking about the issue of diabetes in Azad Kashmir, has cautioned that diabetes is spreading fast in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In an interview to Kashmir Digital, he explained the two types of diabetes. According to him, type 1 diabetes occurs because of a
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has declared at many as 28 bottled water brands unsafe for human consumption due to chemical or microbiological contamination. According to the Council, 176 samples of different mineral water brands were collected from 20 cities across the country. A comparison of test results
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RIYADH (Kashmir English): The Saudi government has made polio vaccination mandatory for all Umrah pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom. This requirement applies to all Pakistani pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. According to a formal notification issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom, the vaccination must be within
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a recent development, the environmental sewage samples of Azad Kashmir have confirmed the presence of poliovirus alerting the health ministries in the region. According to the sewage sample results, Poliovirus has been detected in 21 districts across the country. The latest detection suggests a total of 47 positive polio sewage samples
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Nisar Ansar Abdali has announced that Rs 5 billion will be spent annually to provide healthcare facilities to the people of Azad Kashmir. In this regard, issuing health cards to the people of Azad Kashmir will begin soon after signing a memorandum of understanding with the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq has said that disciplinary action had been initiated against some doctors of the public-sector Cardiac Hospital here for dereliction of duties. The action has been initiated after an inquiry into the alleged negligence by the doctors at the Muzaffarabad Cardiac Hospital. The PM
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