ISLAMABAD: Emphasising persistent risk of a polio outbreak in Pakistan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) extended travel restrictions on the country for another three months. The decision was taken during a session of International Health Regulations’ (2005) Emergency Committee – ...

ISLAMABAD - The World Health Organization (WHO) commended the strong commitment of Pakistan in attaining universal health coverage, *Radio Pakistan* reported. According to details, the appreciation came from the organization’s Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, ...

Twenty Myanmar migrant workers died early Friday (March 30) as fire tore through a bus taking them from a Thai border town to Bangkok, officials said. It was not immediately clear how the blaze started on the bus - one of four travelling together to the Thai capital. But television footage showed a ...

KARACHI: In a joint statement issued by the Ministry of National Health Services and World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, it was stated that no case of Chikungunya Virus was confirmed till date.“While the investigations continue, this is to clarify that no case of Chikungunya Virus has yet ...

KARACHI: (APP) Unusually high levels of lead and arsenic, heavy metals most commonly associated with human poisoning, have been found in common foods.These are the findings of a research study - conducted by the Aga Khan University in collaboration with Japan's Jichi Medical University - that were ...