Jamal Raza News Today

Inaccessibility of vaccination centres among parents has caused measles and diphtheria cases to spike

Says child, mother mortality rate highest in Balochistan due to scattered population

Over 106 children died at two hospitals last year due to vaccine-preventable disease.

Micronutrient deficiencies, especially the deficiency of zinc, has emerged as a major contributor to growing diarrhoea cases in Pakistan following the devastating floods in Sindh and Balochistan,...

Childhood vaccination, along with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say health experts.

Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR.

KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) - Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say Pakistan health experts.The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.

KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday inaugurated the first specialised 200-bed children’s hospital in...

ISLAMABAD: Despite claims of an increase in routine immunization rates in the country, at least 39 children and teenagers have so far died across Pakistan due to deadly infectious diphtheria, a...

Excess oxygen can damage eyesight, lungs, and brain of premature babies, says Prof Jamal Raza