ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr. Faisal Sultan on Tuesday said that the government is committed in providing free of cost diagnostic and treatment services to more than 340,000 TB patients annually. Addressing a seminar in connection with World TB Day, Dr Faisal said that free medical services […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Mar 29 (XINHUA/APP):The Chinese government has issued a new five-year plan for the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), introducing comprehensive arrangements for its related work. According to the plan released by the General Office of the State Council, by 2025, the capacity of health services provided by TCM will be significantly enhanced, while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Ahsan Younas on Tuesday lauded performance of Islamabad Police, Rangers, frontier constabulary, Punjab and KP police for maintaining law and order during public gatherings of various political parties. “Due to extra ordinary security arrangements, no untoward incident took place in the capital and its suburbs despite huge public gatherings,” […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Japanese Princess Hisako Takamado on Tuesday attended an Ikebana exhibition arranged by Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo. Princess Hisako Takamado also planted a cherry tree along with Yuko Hayashi, wife of Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and President of Ikebana International Tokyo Junko Katano, a press release said. On the occasion, addressing the gathering, Pakistan Ambassador Imtiaz […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A two-day international conference titled “Globalization and Folk Culture” will be started on Wednesday at Quaid-e-Azam Auditorium of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Faisal Masjid Campus. According to the details, the conference is being organized by the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD), International Islamic University Islamabad. The conference will be attended by […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Tuesday held public hearing of project “Environmental Impact Assessment of Installation of Incinerator Project at Community Health Center, Kirpa, Kahuta Lehtrar Road, Islamabad”. The public hearing was held after a careful review of Environmental Impact Assessment Report, which was earlier submitted to the Pak-EPA, said a news release. All […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) here on Tuesday organized an online session to discuss how increasing tobacco taxes can help fund healthcare infrastructure of the government. Tobacco control activists stressed on the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics’ study that reveals compelling facts about the health burden of tobacco […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday left here for China to participate in the third meeting of Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan being held on March 29-31. The visit of the foreign minister is taking place on the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi. Besides attending the […]
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