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Pakistan: Four more polio cases detected

Pakistani health authorities have detected four more polio cases in the country, posing a major challenge to the nation which has so far failed to eradicate the disease. more

Peshawar emerging as focal point as Pakistan registers fourth mpox case

Pakistan has confirmed its fourth case of mpox with the latest incident reported from Peshawar city.

New report claims 41 percent Pakistani women suffer from anaemia

A new report has revealed that more than 41 percent women in Pakistan are suffering from anaemia.

Pakistan: Another mpox suspect spotted in Islamabad Airport, total cases now stands at 4

Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) spotted another suspected mpox-infected person at Islamabad Airport on Monday.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control advises travellers to consider mpox vaccine

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has directed travellers who are planning to visit Africa should consider getting vaccinated amid mpox outbreak in the region.

Pakistan records three mpox cases

Pakistan has registered three mpox cases, a disease which has now been described by the World Health Organisation as an international global health emergency.

Pakistan's Punjab registers first polio case in four years

Pakistan's Punjab region has registered its first polio case in four years.

Pakistan: Polio virus detected across 52 districts

Pakistani authorities have detected polio virus in an environmental sample from nine districts in the country, media reports said.

Pakistan: 22-year-old man dies in Karachi after being infected by brain-eating amoeba

A 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Karachi city of Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan registers yet another polio case

Pakistan has reported yet another polio case, taking the total number of incidents reported in 2024 to five, media reports said.