PM Shehbaz Sharif launches nationwide CPR training for ‘saving lives’
Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has launched a nationwide CPR training program. Shehbaz Sharif has started a CPR training program, according to Salman Sufi, the head of the Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms. Salman Sufi expressed his delight at the opening of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s CPR project on...
Read more2 cases of polio were reported in Pakistan
In Pakistan, there have been two new cases of polio reported in North Waziristan, with one of them being fatal. The Pakistan National Polio Lab at the National Institute of Healthcare in Islamabad announced late on Monday that a one-year-old boy from Dosali had experienced the onset of paralysis on...
Read morePunjab has set aside Rs. 470 billion for health sector
In 2022-23, the Punjab government proposes devoting Rs. 470 billion to the health sector, which is a 27% increase over 2021-22. According to a budget document reviewed by Business Recorder, non-development spending has been given Rs 296 billion, while development spending has been allocated Rs 174.5 billion. In 2021-22, the...
Read moreNew maternal health project benefits women, babies
The government and Nutrition International launched the AMMI project in Pakistan on Tuesday. The project will scale up multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women. MMS is more effectual and cost-efficient as compared to iron and folic acid in bettering birth outcomes and preventing anaemia during pregnancy in low- and...
Read moreFor 300-bed National Police Hospital receives Rs 300m
The government allocated Rs300 million for a 100-bed hospital in Sector H-11. Construction will begin soon after the Ministry of Finance releases allocated funds, sources said. This facility in Islamabad’s would be well-equipped hospital to support police families For the first time in 40 years of the Federal Capital Police,...
Read moreTraditional medicine alliance between Pakistan and China
Pakistan-China conventional Medicine and Infectious Diseases Avoidance and Control Alliance was launched to build the Pak-China Health Corridor. Pakistan-China Medical Association and China Academy of Chinese Medicine founded the Alliance. The University of Punjab, Gomal University and Bahaudin Zakaria University will join along with Chinese universities and seven other institutes. Dr. Muhammad...
Read morePakistan has received a $258 million loan from the World Bank to enhance its healthcare system
On Wednesday, the World Bank granted Pakistan a $258 million loan to strengthen primary healthcare services. According to the Dawn, the World Bank will assist Pakistan in achieving universal health care. “Continual human capital investments and health reforms,” according to the National Health Support Programme. Healthcare reforms in the programme are focused...
Read moreIn Pakistan, the polio outbreak has escalated, with an eighth child paralysed
Pakistan’s polio campaign is in panic following an unexpected spike in cases last week. Eight cases of polio were reported in children in the North Waziristan district, close to the Afghan border, in the previous month. It’s the first time there have been any cases in about a year. The...
Read moreIn less than 24 hours, Pakistan has recorded 59 new COVID occurrences
Islamabad [Pakistan]- In the previous 24 hours, Pakistan has reported 59 new COVID-19 cases, with a positive rate of 0.41 percent. According to Xinhua, the ministry of health reported on Monday that there were 1,530,764 COVID-19 cases in total. According to the ministry’s estimations, 19 killed 30,379 people in Pakistan. Across...
Read morePakistan- there have been 55 new COVID incidents in the last 24 hours
On Sunday, the Pakistani health ministry revealed that 55 new COVID-19 cases had been reported in the previous 24 hours, bringing the overall number of cases to 1,530,705. According to the ministry’s estimates, COVID-19 killed 30,379 people in Pakistan, with no additional deaths reported on Saturday. In Pakistan, 14,084 COVID-19...
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