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Pakistan launches Rs67bn drive to screen 164m people for Hepatitis C

May 13, 2026

Islamabad: Health authorities on Wednesday formally launched an ambitious nationwide campaign to eliminate hepatitis C, with planners aiming to screen more than 164 million...

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ODA cuts threaten Pakistan’s TB, HIV and immunisation programmes: report

May 12, 2026

Islamabad: Pakistan’s tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and immunisation programmes are facing serious risks due to shrinking international aid, with a...

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

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

Life-saving medicines stuck outside Islamabad for five days, crisis feared

Illegal factory producing opioid painkiller, antibiotics busted in Lahore

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

Mental health screening mandatory in medical, dental colleges: PMDC

April 29, 2026

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

Around 32 Pakistani women die daily from pregnancy complications: report

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Only 25% HIV patients know status as NIH complains of data blockade

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HIV surge sparks concern in Senate of Pakistan

Shifa surgeons salvage vision in highly complex eye infection case

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NGOs getting over 93% HIV funds not accountable to govt: Health ministry says

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Pakistan launches Rs67bn drive to screen 164m people for Hepatitis C

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World consuming twice the recommended salt intake, sodium linked to 1.7 million deaths: WHO

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SIAG becomes Pakistan’s first internationally recognized endoscopy centre

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UN agencies investigation blames health practices for HIV spread in Taunsa

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Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Council of Islamic Ideology ‘okays’ Sindh’s human milk bank law

CGM technology helping diabetics avoid dangerous sugar fluctuations, experts say

Non-Communicable Diseases

SIAG becomes Pakistan’s first internationally recognized endoscopy centre

‘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

PM appoints Prof Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar as HEC chairman

February 6, 2026

No private hospital in Islamabad holds valid licence despite regulator in place since 2018: NA panel

January 30, 2026

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Infectious Diseases

Pakistan launches Rs67bn drive to screen 164m people for Hepatitis C

ODA cuts threaten Pakistan’s TB, HIV and immunisation programmes: report

Non-Communicable Diseases

World consuming twice the recommended salt intake, sodium linked to 1.7 million deaths: WHO

CGM technology helping diabetics avoid dangerous sugar fluctuations, experts say

Medical Education

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

Non-Communicable Diseases

SIAG becomes Pakistan’s first internationally recognized endoscopy centre

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Pakistan launches Rs67bn drive to screen 164m people for Hepatitis C

May 13, 2026

ODA cuts threaten Pakistan’s TB, HIV and immunisation programmes: report

May 12, 2026

World consuming twice the recommended salt intake, sodium linked to 1.7 million deaths: WHO

May 12, 2026

CGM technology helping diabetics avoid dangerous sugar fluctuations, experts say

May 12, 2026

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

May 12, 2026