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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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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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PCRWR declares 28 bottled water brands unsafe for human consumption

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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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Polio vaccination made mandatory for Umrah pilgrims

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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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Traces of polio virus found in sewage from 20 districts across Pakistan

Poliovirus detected in Azad Kashmir sewage samples

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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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