Health

Pakistani weight-loss and, diabetes medicines match multinational brands at quarter of cost: experts Islamabad: In Pakistan, where millions of families struggle to make ends meet and cannot afford costly treatment, a local study found that Pakistani biosimilar medicines deliver diabetes control and weight loss comparable to their multinational counterparts. The…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to evolve a comprehensive and effective strategy for the prevention of diabetes across the country. He was talking to a delegation of national and international endocrinologyanddiabetesspecialists, which called on him in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister emphasized that prioritizing disease prevention alongside treatment is…

World Mental Health Day is being observed today. The global theme for the day this year is “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.” The theme highlights the importance of listening to the experiences of people living with mental health conditions and ensuring their voices help shape policies, support services,…

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have urged every Pakistani to play a role in building a society where people can speak openly about mental health without fear, stigma or embarrassment. In their separate messages on the occasion of World Mental Health Day today, they said the…

Hypertension affects 1 in 3 adults worldwide, and its prevalence in Pakistan is estimated at 42% of the adult population, highlighting the significant burden of the condition in the country. To address this health issue, Getz Pharma organized over 50 health screening camps held in 19 cities across Pakistan in…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has decided to establish stroke centres in every division of the province. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, she was informed that 40 Primary Stroke Centres are currently fully functional across Punjab, while another 17 centres will be operationalised by December. The meeting was…

Obesity is associated with as many as 229 diseases and may reduce life expectancy by five to 11 years, leading endocrinologists and medical specialists warned on Sunday, calling for early lifestyle changes and medically supervised treatment of the chronic condition. More than 1,100 doctors from Sindh and other parts of…

Pakistan needs to prioritise science-based regulation of smoke-free alternatives as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce smoking-related harm, senior Philip Morris International officials said at a media briefing in Islamabad, citing stagnant quit rates, smoking as the leading cause of cancer in Pakistan, and nearly 164,000 tobacco-related deaths recorded…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the provision of healthcare facilities to the people is among the government’s top priorities. He was chairing a review meeting in Islamabad today regarding the construction of the Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Centre as well as Phase-II Extension of the Federal Government…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif says Artificial Intelligence is being integrated into the governance system in Punjab. She was talking to a high-level delegation of Chinese company Alibaba Cloud in China. The delegation appreciated Punjab’s AI-based governance initiatives and expressed interest in investing in the province’s information technology sector.…

Martin Dow and the Government of Sindh have entered into a partnership to strengthen access to quality primary healthcare services for the community of Baba Island, Keamari Town. Under the agreement, the Health Department has entrusted Martin Dow with the management, operation, and maintenance of the DMC Dispensary at Baba…

Hardly 20 percent of newborns in Pakistan are breastfed within their first hour of life, while inadequate support from families, health facilities, workplaces and the wider society deprives many infants of mother’s milk, raising their risk of death by up to 15 times, health experts said on Tuesday. An estimated…

The government has handed over the management of Islamabad’s Isolation Hospital and Infections Treatment Centre (IHITC) and the Regional Blood Centre to Indus Hospital. An agreement to this effect was signed in Islamabad today. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal expressed confidence that both facilities…

First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has expressed full support for the establishment of Sindh’s first public-sector Comprehensive Stroke Centre at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) to strengthen specialized stroke car. She expressed this while attending a briefing in Karachi today on the vision and implementation roadmap for the…

Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal says the government is providing free screening and medicines for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis. Addressing a ceremony held in Islamabad today to mark World Hepatitis Day, he said hepatitis is a curable disease and stressed the importance of its early…

Researchers, government officials and UNICEF representatives on Monday warned that millions of Pakistani children remain vulnerable to lead poisoning and urged journalists to highlight the largely overlooked public health threat and its preventable sources. The call came at a day-long media workshop organised by the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP)…

The Pak-China Business-to-Business Investment Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare concluded in Islamabad today with the successful finalization of commercial partnerships worth 850 million dollars. Giving details of the agreements in his address at the conference, Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed, said…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the federal government will provide 100 percent funding for the development of an indigenous vaccine against Foot and Mouth disease to promote the livestock sector. He was addressing a national seminar on ‘Harnessing Pakistan’s Livestock Potential’ in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister said…

Pakistan has achieved another historic milestone in modern medical science by successfully performing its first-ever CAR T-cell therapy procedure, marking a major breakthrough in advanced cancer treatment. The achievement highlights the country’s growing medical expertise and its ability to deliver one of the world’s most sophisticated therapies for complex diseases.…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reviewed progress on three major healthcare projects scheduled for inauguration within the next two months in the province. She was presiding over a meeting of the Specialized Healthcare Department in Lahore today. The Chief Minister was informed that the Nawaz Sharif Institute of…

Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today. Matters related to the Ministry of Health were discussed during the meeting. Mustafa Kamal briefed the Prime Minister on ongoing and upcoming projects in the health sector. The Prime Minister appreciated the ongoing…