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The Diplomat has removed paywall restrictions on our coverage of the COVID–19 crisis. Outside a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Jinnah Post-Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi’s biggest government run hospital, on a mid-March morning. Credit: Niha Dagia Advertisement As Zubi (name changed by request) walked over to the entrance of a vaccination center at Karachi’s biggest government-run hospital, JPMC, she was greeted by a long queue forming on the road outside. She glanced at her phone to check the time: it was 7:45 a.m. The brochure said vaccinations would begin at 8:00 a.m. In typical ...

Updated: April 25, 2021 09:10 IST Two doctors on the fight to eradicate a deadly virus, the controversy around the vaccination platform and the crisis the programme faces Share Article AAA Two doctors on the fight to eradicate a deadly virus, the controversy around the vaccination platform and the crisis the programme faces In a world in the midst of confronting a new infection and fighting a global pandemic comes a book that is a sober reminder of another war by medicine; a war against a much older disease — polio. The new millennium of the 21st century was one of promise, say Dr. T. Jacob...

Eastern African nation launches 3-day catch-up immunization campaign amid reports of polio in neighboring DRC - Anadolu Agency

1 1Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, School of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Bale, Ethiopia; 2Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Bale, Ethiopia; 3Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Bale, Ethiopia Background: Incomplete vaccination can put children at greater risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases. In Ethiopia, vaccination coverage against vaccine-preventable diseases is still a significant and persistent public health challenge. Thus, the a...

By: Times News Service Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH), represented by the Directorate General of Primary Health Care (DGPHC) organized recently a virtual workshop on primary healthcare (PHC) practices amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The workshop was held in conjunction with World Health Day, which came under the theme "Building a fairer, healthier world" so that anyone can access the health services. The workshop aimed to develop the appropriate mechanisms for follow-up and assessment in order to circulate them to all health institutions in both the government and private sectors. H.E. Dr....