WHO warns of disease surge among deported Afghan migrants

WHO has warned of rising infectious diseases among Afghan migrants deported from neighbouring countries due to poor...

RAMBAAN rapid action MBSL-3 Lab on wheel reaching out remote area

The Mobile BSL-3 [MBSL-3] laboratory is an innovative initiative of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for...

Outbreak Response Unit at NIOH

The National Institute of One Health (NIOH), currently being established in Nagpur, will feature a specialised...

Immunisation efforts increasingly at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

Immunisation efforts are increasingly at risk as misinformation, population growth, ongoing humanitarian crises,...

Illegal water tankers in Karachi fuel Naegleria outbreaks: Report

Tests conducted on water samples from 50 union councils across the city found that a staggering 95 per cent were...

“No action taken by Pak govt to curb air pollution”

Karachi resident Qazi Hala Rehman expressed his frustration, saying, "This is not a new problem; it has existed for...

Weather change linked to heightened risk of Salmonella outbreaks

According to new research from the University of Surrey, climate change has an impact on Salmonella spread. This...

Pakistan: Experts raise concern over rising diphtheria cases

Health officials have confirmed that 40 children have died due to diphtheria outbreaks in Karachi's West, Keamari,...

We're going to see more outbreaks like mpox or zika: Dr Guleria

Chairman of the Institute of Internal Medicine Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Medanta and Former AIIMS director...

WHO’s new fund raising mechanism seeks $7 bn for global health

Taking to his social media platform X, the WHO chief said that the world is facing a difficult time with multiple...

SII joins CEPI global network to boost production of vaccine

The world's largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of India Private Ltd (SII), is joining a growing...

Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration

A new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that climate change is changing forests differently across the...