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NIH finally gets new board after 27-month governance gap

June 4, 2026

Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved a new Board of Governors (BoG) for the National Institute of Health (NIH), ending a 27-month governance vacuum...

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Lok Sehat launches campaign against HIV spread, seeks healthcare reforms

June 5, 2026

Islamabad: Concerned over the growing spread of HIV and other blood borne infections among children and the wider...

Prices of 55% medicine increased, 42% decreased & 2% remained unchanged: DRAP says

‘Counterfeit Panadol, opioids and ‘Indian’ medicine producing factory busted in Karachi’

After years of delay, govt fixes prices of 35 life-saving drugs

Doctors fueling AMR, writing unethical prescriptions, crossing into pharmacy domain, PPA alleges

Are students losing interest in medical education as 743 seats remain vacant?

June 3, 2026

Students going abroad for medical, dental education must clear MDCAT: PMDC committee

May 12, 2026

MDCAT to be held on August 16 this year, Mustafa Kamal announces

May 7, 2026

‘Over 90% medical practice unethical in Pakistan, blind reliance on AI can be fatal’

May 2, 2026

Admissions in medical, dental colleges closed from April 15, late students will not be registered: PMDC

April 30, 2026

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Infectious Diseases

Another rabies case reported in Sindh as dog bite cases surpass 90,000

Lok Sehat launches campaign against HIV spread, seeks healthcare reforms

DRAP joins elite global medicines regulatory forum as ICH observer

Without extra funding, LUH adds burn unit, HDU and modern diagnostic facilities

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

Why Are Young Pakistanis Suffering Heart Attacks? Experts Launch First Long-Term Study

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Infectious Diseases

Another rabies case reported in Sindh as dog bite cases surpass 90,000

DRAP joins elite global medicines regulatory forum as ICH observer

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

Non-Communicable Diseases

Tobacco kills 164,000 Pakistanis, causes $6.6bn annual losses: WHO

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Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Climate change, poor diets derail Pakistan’s nutrition goals, says global report

NIH finally gets new board after 27-month governance gap

Medical Education

Are students losing interest in medical education as 743 seats remain vacant?

Namaz-e-Janaza of Dr Naseem Salahuddin to be held on Wednesday in Karachi

May 24, 2026

Veteran infectious diseases expert Dr Naseem Salahuddin dies after road accident in Morocco

May 22, 2026

‘Pakistan largest contributor to global hepatitis C burden’, WHO says

April 29, 2026

Suspected Congo-virus case reported in Sindh, samples sent to AKU for testing

April 22, 2026

Another mpox case reported in Karachi as intra-family transmission confirmed

April 17, 2026

At least 25 killed as protests turn violent in Karachi, Islamabad and GB; hospitals on high alert

March 1, 2026

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Infectious Diseases

Another rabies case reported in Sindh as dog bite cases surpass 90,000

Lok Sehat launches campaign against HIV spread, seeks healthcare reforms

DRAP joins elite global medicines regulatory forum as ICH observer

NIH finally gets new board after 27-month governance gap

Violence, exploitation & insecurity behind falling interest in medical education

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Are students losing interest in medical education as 743 seats remain vacant?

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Another rabies case reported in Sindh as dog bite cases surpass 90,000

June 5, 2026

Lok Sehat launches campaign against HIV spread, seeks healthcare reforms

June 5, 2026

DRAP joins elite global medicines regulatory forum as ICH observer

June 5, 2026

NIH finally gets new board after 27-month governance gap

June 4, 2026

Violence, exploitation & insecurity behind falling interest in medical education

June 4, 2026