Up to 45 percent of the one million babies born prematurely in Pakistan each year are at risk of a retinal disorder that can cause permanent blindness, the Al-Shifa Trust
Medical experts have called for mandatory eye screening of all premature babies in Pakistan, stressing that up to 45 percent of the one million premature babies born annually in the
The Punjab government, after a high-level meeting, has approved a significant and first-of-its-kind initiative to provide a free hearse service across the province, while measures to regulate private ambulance operators
The citizens’ protest against the completion of the long-stalled Taluka Hospital in Naseerabad and the severe shortage of medical staff and equipment continued for the 112th consecutive day, intensifying public
The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has intensified its province-wide crackdown on medical malpractice, raiding 2,130 treatment centres and sealing 500 unlicensed establishments over a four-week period. According to a PHC
The federal government today increased the individual medical assistance for underprivileged patients to Rs 1.5 million and issued directives to make the disbursement of funds a “hassle-free” process, it was
Eye Hospital is on track to resume key services, with its Out-Patient Department (OPD) expected to formally commence operations by the end of Ramadan and its operation theatre scheduled to
A landmark government nutrition scheme has successfully reduced child stunting by 6.4 percentage points in Sindh, paving the way for a new $40 million school meals initiative set to benefit
