World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact tracing and water sampling. The case was confirmed in Akkar, the country’s northernmost governorate. Speaking in Geneva late Wednesday, Tedros noted that the Lebanese health authorities had launched an oral vaccination drive in August targeting … Read more
“The current diphtheria situation is alarming. There are deaths and cases all across Pakistan. Lab positivity is reported as well. But at the moment, we don’t have the actual number of deaths and cases,” an NIH official said as the body issued its second advisory on the disease spread a day earlier. The development comes … Read more
An undated image of a pyramid in Egypt. — Unsplash The Egyptian pyramids continue to captivate the world with their immense size, ancient history, and the enduring mysteries surrounding their construction. Built as grand tombs for pharoahs thousands of years ago, these pyramids still stand today, leaving experts scratching their heads, wondering how these giant … Read more
A representational image showing a person holding up the feet of three babies. — Pexels A recent report by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that the rate of triplet births and births of a higher order, like quadruplets and sextuplets, in the United States decreased by 62% in 2023 from 1998. The … Read more
“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future,” said Tedros Adhanom-Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This certification of Egypt as malaria-free is truly historic, and a testament to the commitment of the people and Government of Egypt to rid themselves of this … Read more
Your fingernails say a lot about you. Neatly trimmed and well-maintained nails hint that you take care of yourself. Nails bitten to the core signal that you may be anxious and stressed. But split and cracked nails mean your nails need a little attention — otherwise, they may catch somebody else’s. When your nails start … Read more
The combination of images reflects a picture of Swedish Gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg (left) and a bunch of bananas, compiled in the context of her allergy with bananas. — AFP/File Bananaphobic Swedish Gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg directed her officials to ensure that meeting rooms should be fruit-free, reported Sky News. The leaked emails published … Read more
A female polio health worker administers polio drops to a child during the anti-polio vaccination campaign aimed at eradicating polio in the provincial capital. — AFP This is second polio case reported from Qila Saifullah in 2024. Pakistan one of only two polio endemic countries in world. Misinformation about vaccine major obstacle in polio eradication. … Read more
A health worker (C) administering polio drops to a child during a door-to-door poliovirus vaccination campaign on the outskirts of Peshawar. — AFP KARACHI: The country’s polio virus tally for the year has risen to 46 as another child was crippled by the contagious disease in Balochistan’s Qila Saifullah district. Authorities have confirmed that a … Read more
On World Polio Day, UNICEF has issued a stark warning: polio cases in fragile and conflict-affected countries have more than doubled over the past five years, with 85 per cent of the children affected by the disease in 2023 living in these regions. “In conflict, children face more than bombs and bullets; they are at … Read more