A doctor examines lesions on the hands of a person, who is suffering from monkeypox, in Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 2, 2022. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Pakistan has detected the first positive patient with the monkeypox virus, Director General Health and Services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr Salim Khan confirmed to The News … Read more
A delivery boy rides past the building of National Institute of Health (NIH), a Pakistani research institute mainly responsible for biomedical and health related research, in Islamabad, August 16, 2024. – AFP ISLAMABAD: After confirmation of first Monekypox (mpox) case in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered to enhance the effectiveness of screening … Read more
“This campaign is a major milestone in our drive to vaccinate every child in the DPRK and protect them from common childhood diseases,” said UNICEF’s Acting Representative for the country – more commonly known as North Korea – Roland Kupka. “This is the first step in restoring routine immunization and closing the gap that has … Read more
Pakistani airport staff walks through the Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad on April 26, 2018. — AFP KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to implement precautionary measures against monkeypox at airports after a case of the infectious viral disease was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since … Read more
“Wildlife crime inflicts untold harm upon nature and it also jeopardizes livelihoods, public health, good governance and our planet’s ability to fight climate change,” said Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director. The agency’s World Wildlife Crime Report takes stock of the efforts to counter poaching worldwide. Although there are positive signs that trafficking of some iconic species … Read more
The directive covers wastewater and solid waste management for manufacturing of antibiotics, and comes ahead of a High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will be held during the UN General Assembly later this month in New York. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines. … Read more
A representational image of a daughter holdings her parent’s hand. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I’m writing to you with a very frustrating query. Both my parents, who are in their late 50s and early 60s are very very stubborn. Both of them have certain medical issues that can lead to major problems, but … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari visits the latest cyber knife facility S-7 FIM at the Jinnah Hospital, Karachi on August 19, 2024. — Geo News/Screengrab Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday inaugurated two different departments of over one hundred beds each and the latest cancer fighting technology CyberKnife S7-FIM at … Read more
That “roadmap”, Prosecutor Karim Khan explained, details a focused set of activities over the next 18 months and beyond “to significantly expand the impact of our action” in Libya. Once the investigative phase is complete, the focus will shift to judicial proceedings, including tracking and arresting fugitives and conducting trials, as well as strengthening engagement … Read more
“We think that we will need another day tomorrow to actually wrap-up the central zone completely,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Speaking from Gaza, he explained that day three of the campaign was continuing during the eight-hour daily pauses agreed by the Israeli military and Hamas fighters. Each … Read more