ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal announced on Monday that the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) will be fully digitalized to enhance its work efficiency, transparency, and merit-based approach. Chairing a key meeting on the Council’s affairs, also attended by the Federal Health Secretary and Additional Secretary, the Minister said all PNC operations will soon … Read more
KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal urged Pakistan’s medical device industry to bring in international partners, invest in technology transfer, and reduce dependence on imports in order to ensure national health security. “I would urge the medical device industry to bring international companies to Pakistan for local manufacturing of medical devices, enter into joint … Read more
LAHORE: Provisional Minister for Health Khawaja Salman Rafiq on Saturday paid surprise visit of Gujranwal Teaching Hospital. Principle Medical Collage Gujranwala and Medical Superintendent (MS) also present on the occasion. Khuwaja Salman Rafeeq visited the patients and took feedback about the medical facilities During visit, he checked the supply of medicines and doctors attendance. He … Read more
LAHORE: The government has launched an immediate investigation into complaints of the adverse reaction to the injection given to patients in Kasur, Punjab. The action was taken on the direction of Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan after taking notice of the complaint of a resident of Kasur. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, … Read more
Covid-19 booster shots will be made available in the fall of this year. A second booster “may” be provided in the spring for those most at risk. The 2022 autumn booster programme in England will come to an end on February 12, 2023. For people at increased risk of developing a serious illness, Covid-19 booster … Read more
The appointment of Goto as economic revitalization minister will be announced later. The announcement was made through NHK. Daishiro resigned from the position the previous day. According to two people with direct knowledge of the decision, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will choose former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as the new economics minister to replace … Read more
The hospital management says it is a state-of-the-art lab for the treatment of heart disease, the first of its kind in Pakistan to be set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and equipped with “diverse purpose” technology. Pakistan’s first hybrid cath lab has been inaugurated in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The lab was inaugurated … Read more
It is critical that patients have access to GP services when they are in need, Health Minister Robin Swann stated following reports that people are having difficulty obtaining GPs. Mr. Swann also said it was regrettable that “for so long obvious problems were left unaddressed”. His statement comes after BBC News Northern Ireland highlighted the … Read more
HARARE – Zimbabwe is strengthening its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid a slowdown in vaccine uptake. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare on Sunday, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga said the southern African country was facing vaccine uptake challenges that needed urgent attention. “To address these challenges, the government in collaboration with … Read more
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands will lift almost all anti-Covid restrictions by February 25 and return to normal life as cases and hospitalisations fall, the health minister said on Tuesday. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will go back to pre-pandemic opening hours while social distancing and face masks will no longer be obligatory in most places. The … Read more
CANBERRA – Australia’s medical regulator has approved coronavirus booster vaccines for teenagers aged 16-17 years old. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Friday announced it has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for young people aged 16-17 years old in Australia. It is the first booster shot approved for people aged under 18 in Australia … Read more
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has ruled out the possibilities of manipulation of clinical test reports of PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif during his treatment at Services Hospital. Dr Yasmin Rashid said there was no possibility of manipulation of reports as the entire system was transparent and closely monitored by thorough professionals. At the … Read more
LONDON – Earlier Britain’s health minister insisted that reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be “an absolute last resort” and that the country must “try to live with Covid”. The UK government, which has responsibility for health policies in England only, has so far refused to curb socialising and large events, unlike the rest of … Read more
NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 35,018,358 on Wednesday, as 58,097 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 534 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 482,551. … Read more
Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid tested positive for the coronavirus, her spokesperson told Bol News on Tuesday. The spokesperson said that the Punjab minister has quarantined in her home after testing positive for Covid-19. Pakistan has seen a slight uptick in coronavirus cases with the emergence of the omicron variant. In the last 24 hours … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,897 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,746,833, according to the health ministry. Another 192 cases are imported, with 2,705 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Twenty-three more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
BLED, Slovenia, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The Slovenian Health Ministry launched a national campaign on Sunday to boost the COVID-19 vaccination rate to cope with the Omicron variant. Health Minister Janez Poklukar kicked off the campaign in the northwestern city of Bled, where he got his booster shot. The campaign was scheduled from Dec. 19 … Read more
BERLIN: Germany is experiencing a “massive” pandemic of the unvaccinated, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday, calling for tougher action to tame a resurgence in Covid cases. “We are currently experiencing mainly a pandemic of the unvaccinated and it is massive,” Spahn told reporters. “In some regions in Germany intensive care beds are running out again.” Germany, Europe’s … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reshuffled his cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, the President’s Office said on Monday. The ministers were sworn in overseen by the president at a small ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in the capital Colombo, the office said in a statement. According to the statement, former health minister Pavithra … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, lower than previously thought, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko quoted as saying on Wednesday. The vaccine’s developers in June said Sputnik V was around 90 per cent effective against the Delta variant. “The latest results show that effectiveness … Read more
Punjab has registered 44 cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue so far, the provincial health department stated on Wednesday, as the authorities started taking emergency measures to control the disease. The dengue-causing mosquito breeds in cleaner, stagnant water, and its number explodes when there are spells of rain followed by warm days. Dengue is easily … Read more
Dr. Faisal Sultan has been appointed as the special assistant to the Prime Minister on health. A notification has been issued upon the direction of PM Imran Khan. Initial details say that his designation will be equals to the federal ministers. Dr. Faisal Sultan was serving as the Prime Minister’s focal for Coronavirus. [embedpost slug= … Read more
It has been made mandatory to wear the face mask until the pandemic is completely removed in the European country of Spain, which is severely affected by the coronavirus, According to a foreign news agency, the Spanish Minister of Health Salvador Illa has said that it will be necessary to wear a mask in the … Read more
Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed said that no one gets ration in Sindh but speech is definitely given. Responding to Bilawal Bhutto’s press conference, Murad Saeed said that people came to the streets in Sindh when the rations did not reach their homes, which increased the risk of epidemic and the Sindh government should … Read more
PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb has said that Imran Khan is responsible for the destruction of the public health sector. According to details, PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb said in a message on social networking site Twitter that Health Minister Imran Khan has drowned the public health sector like any other sector in two years. صحت عامہ … Read more
The Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation SIUT said in an explanatory statement today that it conducted an internal inquiry regarding Dr Furqan-ul-Haq, who reportedly died due to lack of adequate medical attention. SIUT spokesperson said that the former practitioner of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) died of coronavirus and it emerged that … Read more
Prime Minister of United Kingdom Boris Johnson is recovering and now in good health after coronavirus. The health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday (April 24) that he is sure the PM will come back as soon as his doctors recommend it. He further said that he spoke to him yesterday and he is on … Read more
Romanian Health Minister Victor Costache has resigned and will replaced by his deputy Nelu Tataru, the prime minister said on Thursday without elaborating. Reuters reported that The European Union member state, which has recorded 906 coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, declared a state of emergency on March 16. Furthermore Hospital across the country have complained … Read more
