Tag: WHO
Lahore tops the list of most polluted cities in the world
According to a WHO report, Lahore ranked first among the most polluted cities in the world with Peshawar ranking fifth. The report is based on data collected in the year 2022.
Attempted suicide raises serious questions about mental health of young Pakistanis
A student who jumped off a varsity building, was still in a critical condition a day after her extreme act sent shockwaves through the country
WHO study findings on high COVID child mortality rate not in line with NCOC...
A usually high child mortality rate of 14 percent in children with COVID reported in a recent WHO-sponsored study based on 1100 infected children is not consistent with 0.19% fatality rate in infected children up to age of 18 years across the country as compiled by the NCOC
Despite govt optimism, a vaccine shortfall is on the horizon
With just a few hundred-thousands of vaccines in supply remaining, the Federal Government is worryingly optimistic that it will receive an expected three million CanSinoBIO doses in time.
COVID Watch | 29th January 2021
Research for CanSinoBIO vaccine has now entered the follow-up stage for which it has entered an agreement with the PITB to keep in contact with 18,000 volunteers. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar approves Rs. 50 million to purchase gene-sequencing technology. Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid announces that Punjab has completed its COVAX trials.
COVID Watch | 22nd August 2020
WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom expresses hope that global cooperation and unity may lead to the defeat of the COVID-19 pandemic in less than two years. Find out more in COVID Watch
Dr. Zafar Mirza: Pakistan’s peak is over for COVID-19
Jul 23, 2020: Pakistan’s Parliament should take every measure to strengthen and enforce laws regarding the minimum age of marriage and conversion of religion, said Sulema Jahangir, a dual qualified solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and ...
Effects of the pandemic on routine immunization could lead to a second healthcare crisis
Jul 19, 2020: Pakistan will resume its routine immunization campaign under the Polio Eradication program on July 20, after nearly a five-month hiatus. Around 800,000 children will receive essential vaccines through a door-to-door campaign ...
Alarmed By Surge In Infections, WHO Writes To Punjab & Sindh
Jun 11, 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) has written to both the Sindh and Punjab governments, urging Punjab, in particular, to impose an “intermittent” lockdown to control the spread of Coronavirus as Pakistan’s confirmed cases surge past a ...
Residents Continue To Violate SOPs Despite 27 Deaths
Gujranwala becomes one of the most affected areas in Punjab as more than 1,650 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the division. Located in the north of Punjab’s provincial capital Lahore, Gujranwala’s administration ...
