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Oct 01, 2021 - There were three deaths and 252 new covid cases on the last day of September as the number of patients in ICU continues to fall. Nationwide there are 255 hos

"The populations positive attitude should be improved by increasing awareness and eradicating false myths about vaccines through large-scale campaigns."" Challenges with immunisation uptake in Pakistan are linked to a variety of reasons, including the role of religious and political figures in promoting misleading narratives and conspiracy theorie

Officials want to survey residents on their reasoning for rejecting vaccination

Despite the increase in global immunization coverage, however, many children around the world, especially in developing countries, are still left unvaccinated.

The director of the Immunization program of Paraguay assured there will be enough vaccines and second applications for the population

July 28, 2021 MULTAN: The South Punjab Health Department has planned an extensive drive against measles-rubella in November and the preparations in this regard were underway to achieve the target. South Punjab Director General Health Services Dr Khalil Ahmed said the measles-rubella catch-up campaign in November 2021 shall be made fully successful in South Punjab districts. Speaking at micro-planning TOT workshop on measles rubella catch-up drive Punjab 2021l, he said training of master traine...

Pakistan to receive five million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China July 8, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will receive five million more doses of coronavirus vaccine from China this month according to sources. Chinese vaccine companies will provide five million Covid-19 vaccines in two consignments to Pakistan, sources at Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). According to sources, Chinese vaccine firms are giving preferential treatment to Pakistan in the supply of the vaccine. The vaccine ...

Cameroon: Dulas Solar donates two solar-powered vaccine refrigerators to Public Health Ministry, CBC Health Services

June 16, 2021 Increasing the budgetary allocation for health by 29.49 per cent from Rs132.884 billion to Rs172 billion in the next fiscal year, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said Tuesday Rs24.73 billion had also been allocated to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including Rs17.22 billion for provision of health risk allowance. “The next financial year will witness an increase of around 30 per cent in the total allocation for the health sector, including medical education. An allocation of ...

Health authorities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Monday dispatched a medical team composed of doctors, nurses, and other health workers to attend training in Covid-19 vaccination administration in neighboring Western Bahr el Ghazal State.