Experts fear the beginning of another wave in the country that has already seen many waves of the virus PESHAWAR: The number of Covid-19 cases has risen again in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including Peshawar, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He noted that despite the end of the difficult winter in the province, the Covid-19 has...
PESHAWAR: While the government is struggling with the growing expenses of the country in the depth of the financial crisis, the delay in funding for dengue prevention may cause a health crisis. According to the Director of Dengue Control, Dr. Qasim Afridi, the government has delayed the provision of funds amounting to Rs350 million for...
PESHAWAR: The World Bank will provide $90 million to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases in the province. Dr Javed Sattar, Coordinator Health Sector Reforms told APP that the provincial government is working on a big project for the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases, and the preparation of its PC-I was...
LAHORE: The government of Punjab has decided to establish experimental rehabilitation centers in major cities for drugs and issued instructions to all commissioners in this regard. Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman gave the order in this regard in a meeting on Saturday. He ordered the development of a management model to manage these centers...
PESHAWAR: Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC-MTI) became the first national health center in Pakistan to introduce the new Rotapro system. PIC Spokesperson Riffat Anjum said on Friday that one smart device can help remove calcium from the heart arteries. He added that a special group of PIC cardiologists managed a 60-year-old patient with Rotapro, a...
PESHAWAR: A clinic for the treatment of children affected by autism was opened at the Paraplegic Center Peshawar on Friday. Adviser to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister of Health Dr Abid Jameel performed the inauguration. He visited the center and was very impressed with the performance of the largest rehabilitation center in the country and was...
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Food and Agriculture, Fazal Elahi, has emphasized that eliminating malnutrition through food is a priority for the government. Efforts are being made to maintain this priority using all available resources. During a provincial workshop organized by Nutrition International on the establishment of the promotion of the promotion of edible oil...
PESHAWAR: The Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Muhammad Azam Khan, has instructed the health department to fully implement the dengue action plan to prevent the possible occurrence of dengue virus in the season of it is now. He stressed that all departments and organizations must carry out their responsibilities properly. In addition, the Chief Minister...
PESHAWAR: Although the government promises free healthcare for low-income people, the reality on the ground of medical devices in public hospitals, tells a completely different story. When the poor patient’s money runs out to pay for imported drugs and consultations only with doctors, those who need to study images such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI),...
PESHAWAR: The province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has more than 34 districts, but only four of them have hospitals and pediatric hospitals with intensive care units (ICU). This means that parents have to take their children to other districts for treatment because there is no hospital in KP that has an ICU for children. The Lady...