The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns in the working population, saying that an estimated 12 billion workdays are lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion. Two new publications, aimed at addressing the issue, مزید پڑھیں

Dengue outbreak likely to intensify in OctThe spread of dengue virus is expected to intensify in the month of October as the arrival of patients suffering from the vector-borne disease continues across Rawalpindi hospitals. As many as 78 citizens have fallen prey to dengue fever in the last 24 hours. There are 64 dengue patients مزید پڑھیں

At least nine people died on Monday of infectious and water-borne diseases that have attacked tens of thousands of people in the flood-hit areas, government data showed, taking the toll from such causes to 318. The death toll from the deluge itself has touched 1,559, including 551 children and 318 women, which does not include مزید پڑھیں

Rawalpindi Medical University Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Umar has demanded 100 more doctors, 50 nurses, 50 paramedics, and more number of beds from the Punjab government to cope with the rapid rise in the number of dengue patients in Rawalpindi. A large number of patients from Islamabad are also being brought to Rawalpindi hospitals. In the مزید پڑھیں

The findings of a study have shown that the speed with which we walk is as important as the number of steps we take. Previously, studies have shown that walking 10,000 steps a day can lower the risk of serious diseases like dementia, cancer, and even early death. However, recent research published in the journals مزید پڑھیں

Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the company’s share price by seven percent on Monday. The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock مزید پڑھیں

Millions were stuck at home in China’s Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare this week as locals in the city — a powerhouse economic hub in China’s southwest that is home to 21 million people — feared a repeat of the مزید پڑھیں

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif kicked off national anti-polio vaccination campaign by administering polio drops to children at an event in Islamabad on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, he urged parents to get their children under the age of five vaccinated to eradicate polio from the country. The Prime Minister lauded the efforts of polio workers مزید پڑھیں

In the past 24 hours, Pakistan recorded 459 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths. The NIH stated that during the past 24 hours, a total of 18,045 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 581 samples came out positive. Meanwhile, the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate stood at 2.54% as compared to yesterday’s 2.97 percent. COVID-19 Statistics مزید پڑھیں

The number of fresh coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 728 during the past 24 hours, according to the data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Saturday. The institute also registered three virus led casualties during the same time period. The NIH said 20,272 diagnostics tests were conducted across the country in مزید پڑھیں