By: Omed Hajjana Islamabad: The dominating beverage industry is seeking to destroy the public health agenda and persuade the government not to implement the federal excise levy on sugary drinks in the 2023-24 budget. Public health advocates, campaigners, civil society organizations, and dietitians are concerned about beverage industry efforts to derail the public health agenda.Health…
By: Omed Hajjana Islamabad: The Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee on Monday approved the Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) of 49 new drugs. The Drug Pricing Committee (DPC) had recommended new prices for these drugs which are being introduced for the first time in Pakistan for better treatment of ailing patients. An official of the Drug Regular…
By: Omed Hajjana Islamabad: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has appealed to increase the salary of PIMs’ Postgraduate Research (PGR) and Medical Officers (MO). The delegation of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Saturday met with the Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). During the meeting, keeping in view of rising inflation,…
National Institute of Health (NIH) has come under fire over failure to submit Infectious Disease Data in the country. The members of sub-committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr. Samina Matloob and Dr. Zahra Wadood Fatemi, expressed their displeasure with the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday….
By: Omed Hajjana Islamabad: A non-profit organization Chromatic has successfully launched the third season of its highly anticipated postcard competition in alignment with World No Tobacco Day. The competition is aimed at highlighting the positive impacts of increased tobacco prices. Youngsters from all across Pakistan enthusiastically participated by submitting their artistic designs. A distinguished panel…
By: Omed Hajjana In a significant development, health experts, nutritionists, public health activists, and civil society organizations have come together to advocate for higher taxes on sugary drinks in the upcoming financial budget for 2023-2024. They are unanimously pressed the government to impose over 50% taxes on sugary drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The concern shared…
By: Omed Hajjana Poliovirus Strikes Peshawar as two environmental samples collected from Peshawar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan have tested positive for wild poliovirus. The Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health confirmed that wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was found in sewage samples obtained from Naray Khuwar and Larama collection…
By: Omed Hajjana Pakistan has faced a massive rise in HIV/AIDS cases despite receiving millions of dollars in global aid. The government has registered a total 566 cases in PIMS during the last ten months, a parliamentary panel was informed on Tuesday. The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Tuesday…
The United States (US) and Pakistan have launched an online platform to modernize pharmaceutical imports and exports. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) launched an innovative online platform, in partnership with the U.S. government. The online platform will help to digitize pharmaceutical imports and exports in a bid to increase efficiency, transparency,…
News Report Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced Rs. 1 million free medical covers to all citizens by end of March 2022 (except Sindh) under Qaumi Sehat Card. It will help Private Medical Hospitals to increase services in Rural areas. Insurance companies have paid claims of Rs 46 billion for the treatment of 2…