NICH faces acute shortage of drugs and syringes

KARACHI: National Institute of Child Health (NICH) has been facing shortage of medicines and syringes, causing hardships to the poor indoor and outdoor patients, credible sources told PPI Saturday.   The shortage of drugs and disposal surgical items is since several days

Clinical trials of Anti-COVID-19 C-IVIG show promising results

KARACHI: Clinical trials of anti-COVID-19 intravenous immunoglobulin (C-IVIG) developed by Dow University of Health Sciences show promising results. C-IVIG has shown 100% recovery rate in severe patients, and more than 60% recovery rate in critical patients admitted to ICU or on ventilators,

Eight more bitten by dogs in Larkana as govt writ fails

LARKANA: Eight people were injured when they were bitten by stray dogs in and around Larkana villages on Saturday.   They affected include four-year Husna daughter of Nasim Ali, 13-year Sara daughter of Hazoor Bux, 22-Azhar son of Gul Muhammad, 24-year Mujahida

Pakistan hosting tennis players from six countries

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tennis Federation will be hosting players from six countries in two back to back J5 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors Tournaments, which are starting in Islamabad from November 23.   Players from USA, Russia, UK, Japan, Nepal and Turkey