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    • June 18, 2025 Kaspersky eSIM store empowers global travelers with easy internet access worldwide
    • June 18, 2025 I Love Pakistan’: Trump Reiterates Mediation Role Between India and Pakistan
    • June 18, 2025 Hanif directs RAILCOP to immediately clear all financial liabilities
    • June 18, 2025 Int’l IT companies express interest in investing in Nawaz Sharif IT City project
    • June 18, 2025 Federal Govt committed to foster business environment for growth
    • June 18, 2025 Pakistan, Hungary have vast potential for expanding bilateral ties: NA Speaker
    • June 18, 2025 Field Marshal to meet US President at White House tonight
    • June 18, 2025 DPM vows to take strict action against hoarders, profiteers
    • June 18, 2025 PM forms committee to promote cashless economy, digitization
    • June 18, 2025 PM reiterates solidarity with Iran against Israeli aggression
    • June 18, 2025 Lawmakers felicitate PM on presenting Federal Budget 2025-26
    • June 17, 2025 Araqchi urges Europe to condemn Israeli aggression in joint call with E.U. foreign ministers
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  • Mustafa Kamal Stresses Urgent Need for Self-Reliant Healthcare Infrastructure

    web desk June 14, 2025
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    With Pakistan heavily reliant on imported medical devices, federal health authorities and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Friday urged pharmaceutical companies and device importers to invest in local manufacturing—starting with basic devices and gradually progressing to complex technologies. Industry representatives, meanwhile, demanded significant tax concessions and ease…

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  • World No Tobacco Day being observed today globally

    web desk May 31, 2025
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     World No Tobacco Day is being observed globally today, highlighting the severe health hazards associated with tobacco use. This year’s theme, ‘Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products,’ aims to shed light on how tobacco companies continue to entice young consumers and perpetuate addiction under the…

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  • Free insulin pledge offers new hope for children with Type 1 Diabetes

    web desk May 29, 2025
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    In a country where over 18,000 children and young people have died in the past two decades due to complications of Type 1 Diabetes—largely from lack of access to insulin—a new partnership between a local pharmaceutical firm and a non-profit organization was announced on Thursday to save the lives of…

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  • Drug-resistant infections Pakistan’s top killer now, claim over 300,000 lives annually: Experts

    web desk May 26, 2025
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    NHSR&C establishes TAG to spearhead AMS efforts nationwideIslamabad: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has emerged as the number one cause of death in Pakistan, killing over one million people annually, health officials and infectious disease experts revealed at a high-level meeting held at the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination…

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  • Nationwide anti-polio campaign of varied duration to begin from Monday

    web desk May 25, 2025
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    A nationwide anti-polio campaign of varied duration will commence from Monday. During the campaign, forty-five point four million children under age of five will be administered anti-polio drops. Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq inaugurated the campaign in Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, she said eradication…

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  • Pakistan’s obesity epidemic costs Rs950 billion a year — Set to double by 2030

    web desk May 24, 2025
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    Obesity is silently crushing Pakistan’s economy, costing the country an estimated $3.41 billion annually — over Rs950 billion — and threatening to double to $7.6 billion (Rs2.13 trillion) by 2030 if urgent measures are not taken, health experts warned on Saturday.Citing data from the World Obesity Federation at an awareness…

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  • Obesity termed ‘mother of all non-communicable diseases’; 80% Pakistanis have excessive waistlines, experts warn

    web desk May 12, 2025
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    Calling obesity the “mother of all non-communicable diseases,” leading health experts on Monday warned that a vast majority of Pakistan’s population has excessive waist circumference, placing them in the overweight or obese category.They said the condition is silently fueling a national health crisis—causing early deaths in men, infertility in women,…

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  • Medical device industry pledges uninterrupted support to Pakistan’s defense and healthcare

    web desk May 1, 2025
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    Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India following the Pehalgam incident in Indian-occupied Kashmir, the Healthcare Devices Association of Pakistan (HDAP) has announced that in the event of any strike, conflict, or national emergency, it will ensure the uninterrupted availability of critical medical devices and diagnostic products essential for emergency…

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  • Polio-eradication campaign to commence on Monday

    web desk April 20, 2025
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    On the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a seven-day countrywide polio-eradication campaign is being commenced on Monday. Polio workers will administer polio drops to over 45 million children under the age of five across the country. Responsible parents should ensure their children’s polio vaccination and complete immunization during every…

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  • PM formally launches 7-day nationwide anti-polio campaign

    web desk April 20, 2025
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    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally launched the seven-day nationwide anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children. Speaking on the occasion, he urged parents to cooperate with anti-polio field teams to ensure their children’s vaccination and help completely eradicate the poliovirus from the country. The Prime Minister expressed confidence…

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  • Pakistan’s health sector producing good research, but it must be implemented: Mustafa Kamal

    web desk April 20, 2025
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    Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that while significant health research is being produced in Pakistan, the real challenge lies in translating that research into actionable policies and real-world improvements in healthcare. Speaking at the 6th International Medical Research Conference (IMRC), organized by the Health Research Advisory Board…

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  • 70% of young Pakistanis obese, majority at risk of early heart attacks : Prof. Bashir Hanif

    web desk April 19, 2025
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    Alarmingly high levels of obesity, low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad” cholesterol), and low levels of protective high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good” cholesterol) are the leading causes of premature coronary atherosclerosis — early plaque formation in the arteries of young Pakistani men and women — driving a surge in heart attacks…

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  • Youth can play vital role to save the people from increasing non-communicable diseases. Sanaullah Ghumman

    web desk April 16, 2025
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    More than 41% of adults in Pakistan are overweight or obese and with more than 33 million living with diabetes.Alarming rate of increasing non-communicable diseases will prove to be an atomic bomb for Pakistan’s health system in the near future. Empowering youth for public health is the need of the…

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  • Rs. 39 FED Hike per Cigarette pack may generate an additional revenue of Rs. 67.4 bn

    web desk March 22, 2025
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    The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) and the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) have urged the government to increase the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes by Rs. 39 per pack in the upcoming fiscal year, as part of the launch of the…

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  • PM Shehbaz vows to eradicate Hepatitis-C from Pakistan

    web desk March 18, 2025
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    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed firm commitment to eradicating Hepatitis-C from Pakistan. Addressing an event in Islamabad to mark the successful completion of National Hepatitis-C Elimination Program’s pilot project in Gilgit-Baltistan, he emphasized that it is high time to take effective steps to control the disease. He appreciated the…

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  • Ahsan calls for addressing rising health challenges

    web desk March 10, 2025
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    Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized the need for comprehensive action to tackle health challenges like diabetes, hepatitis, polio, and stunting.    Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today, he highlighted that Pakistan ranks third globally for diabetes, first for hepatitis, and is among the leading countries in terms of polio and…

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  • Number of HIV treatment centers increased to 94: Senate told

    web desk March 6, 2025
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    The Senate was informed on Thursday that the number of centers for the treatment of HIV has increased from forty-nine to ninety-four over the past four years. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar stated that these centers are providing free screening and treatment. The Law…

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  • Govt committed to completely eradicate polio: PM

    web desk March 5, 2025
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    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to complete eradication of polio from the country. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, he praised the timely identification of polio cases and the negative trend in these cases, acknowledging the efforts of all provincial authorities. Shehbaz Sharif emphasized that…

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  • PANAH’s call for policy measures to combat the growing burden of obesity and other NCDs in Pakistan.

    web desk March 5, 2025
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    The overweight, obesity and diet related NCDs are on alarming rise in Pakistan. More than 40% of people in Pakistan are obese or overweight. The prevalence of overweight among the children under 5 has almost doubled from 2011 to 2018. The obesity and overweight increased in women of reproductive age…

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  • Youth are the strength of Pakistan who can play an important role in saving Pakistan non-communicable diseases. Sanaullah Ghumman

    web desk February 27, 2025
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    The spread of non-communicable diseases, which has become a big problem in the world as well as in Pakistan, is one of the major reasons for this is unhealthy food, which contains excess sugar, salt and trans-fat. We will have to work on a war footing to prevent them. Ultra-processed…

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  • Government Must Prioritize Public Health over Corporate Interests: Civil Society Calls for Immediate Action

    web desk February 21, 2025
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    Civil society organizations, academia and medical associations have called for urgent government action to eliminate the undue influence of the food and beverage industry in public health and nutrition policymaking. Expressing deep concern over the increasing involvement of industry and their front groups in influencing public health and nutrition policies,…

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  • PANAH’s Social Work Department organizes a session on the growing threat of non-communicable diseases

    web desk February 12, 2025
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    The young generation must play its role to save the people from the ravages of increasing non-communicable diseases. Sanaullah Ghumman.More than 41% of adults in Pakistan are overweight or obese and with more than 33 million living with diabetes.The continuation of increasing non-communicable diseases will prove to be an atomic…

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