ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Polio virus was confirmed in 40 environmental samples across the country in December 2025. According to the report, 127 sewage samples were tested from across the country, out of which 87 came out negative. Polio virus was found in 23 environmental samples in Sindh, 8 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 6 in Punjab. […]
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that the Sehat Sahulat program has been revived. Under this program, deserving and eligible citizens will be able to get free and quality medical facilities in government and private panel hospitals. According to officials, through this program, patients will be provided free treatment, medicines,
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LONDON (Kashmir English): A new study has suggested that getting enough sleep may be just as important — if not more — than hitting the gym when it comes to a healthy life and living longer. Published in Communications Medicine, the study spots light on how daily routines shape long-term health outcomes. Researchers found
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Directorate of Drugs Control, Punjab, has ordered the manufacturers to recall the declared substandard and adulterated batches of medicines from the market. According to a public notice, the Drug Testing Laboratories Punjab declared the listed medicines as substandard and adulterated, following which the Provincial Quality Control Board directed to recall
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking the country’s total polio cases in 2025 to 31. According to the National Emergencies Operation Centre, the virus was detected
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Beyond improving physical appearance, consistent fitness habits are a foundation for a higher quality of life. Regular activity regulates metabolism and circulation to combat chronic fatigue, making professional and daily tasks easier to manage. Mentally, a fitness routine provides essential structure and discipline. Activities as simple as daily walking foster emotional
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab government has decided to make public hospital security guards, ward boys, nurses and pharmacy staff wear body cameras as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at improving security and service delivery. The decision was taken at a meeting where the progress of ongoing health projects was reviewed. Chief Minister Maryam
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Mirpur District Health Officer Dr. Fida Hussain Raja has said that human Papillomaviruses stands as a special type of virus that spreads among women. “The human Papillomaviruses-affected women later mostly suffer cancer,” Dr. Fida warned. He expressed these views while addressing a seminar organised at the District Health Office to provide
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): A four-day anti-polio campaign will start in district Bhimber besides other parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from February 2. A special meeting, chaired by Deputy Commissioner Bhimber Chaudhry Haq Nawaz, formulated integrated plan to launch the anti-polio campaign commencing from February 2. The meeting conferred responsibilities to all the concerned
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Under the spirit of ensuring provision of quality medicines to patients, eliminate the sale of narcotic medicines without doctors’ prescriptions, Deputy Drug Controller Mirpur Dr. Zaheer Iqbal Babar conducted surprise raids on medical stores and pharmacies in Mirpur city, and sealed two medical stores besides issuing warning to several others. Noor
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