There has been an enhancement of testing and monitoring for pox in the United States since there is a new strain while providing vaccines in nearby drug stores and clinics. Although no cases of the more virile strain from clade Ib have been detected in the US, the measures are being formalized after a WHO … Read more
To support the football manufacturing industry of Sialkot, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Forward Sports and Capital Sports. The signing ceremony of the MoU was held at the office of Forward Sports where we have PFF NC Chairman Haroon Malik, Forward Sports Managing Director Khawaja Hassan … Read more
With the increasing number of Mpox in the country the government has scheduled an important meeting on Tuesday to discuss possibilities for its prevention. The meeting will be led by Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed who also serves as the coordinator for the prime minister health sector; it is expected that all the provincial health ministers, directors … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is all set to start the “Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme” to ensure quality cardiac treatment for children. This program will put in place an integrated system of care in pediatric heart surgeries for children including hiring of qualified child cardiac surgeons. At a meeting, realized at the … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of Emergent BioSolutions’ ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine to include people at high risk for mpox. This decision was announced on Thursday by the company. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in … Read more
Every day a new case of monkeypox is reported in the country, the Punjab Government has stepped up Prevention measures to contain the Monkeypox outbreak in the province. The government of Punjab has put measures in practice to control the monkeypox virus by deploying isolation facilities at six airports for the suspected patients. Such centers … Read more
A yearlong study by Penn State researchers has discovered that eating prunes daily may help slow bone loss linked to osteoporosis. Published in Osteoporosis International, the research indicates that prunes might also protect bone strength and structure, potentially lowering the risk of fractures in postmenopausal (Menopause (“change of life”) is the time in a woman’s … Read more
Punjab is already on an upward progression in readiness to implement a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) into the provincial EPI Service program. It comes after the adoption by the National Inter-Agency Coordination Committee (NICC) and the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), Dr. Ilyas Gondal, Director General of … Read more
Karachi — The Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) has declared a major breakthrough in Karachi’s fight against polio. The first round of the synchronized fIPV and OPV campaign has been completed and more than 95% coverage has been achieved in 40 high-risk and super high-risk UCs. The campaign was initiated on August 15, 2025, to safeguard … Read more
Introduction You may have heard the word “monkeypox” on the news or from people around you and wondered, “What exactly is monkeypox?” Don’t worry! In this article, we’re going to explain everything(Understanding monkeypox) you need to know about monkeypox simply. By the end of this guide, you’ll understand what monkeypox is, how it spreads, how … Read more