PESHAWAR:Local pharmaceutical manufacturers have suggested government, ministry of health and other relevant authorities to increase maximum retail prices (MRP) by 20 to 30 per cent and asked to remove 17 per cent sale tax on pharma sector. The issue was taken up during a meeting of a delegation of local pharmaceutical manufacturers with President […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Health Services Academy (HSA) on Wednesday organized a consultative meeting on ‘strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in Pakistan’. The consultative meeting was held with the aim to get input from all relevant stakeholders about the strategies to strengthen Infection Prevention System in Pakistan and devised a national IPC training program through stakeholders’ […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Acting Governor Balochistan, Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali has summoned the budget session of the Balochistan Assembly on (Monday) June 20, 2022 at 4 p.m., under Article 109 (a) of the Constitution. The provincial budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 would be present in the session which would be held in the assembly hall. […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:District Administration North Waziristan Wednesday arranged a medical camp for cattle in Kot Paryat and Satar Sarobi of Tehsil Doasli under Special Integrated Area Development Package (SIADP). The camp was also attended by Project Manager SIADP, Muhammad Noor, Assistant Director Livestock, Ahmad Rehman and veterinary staff. Veterinary staff examined a total of 336 […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) discarded a huge quantity of adulterated material worth millions of rupees as per eco-friendly policy at Babu Sabu dumping site of the Lahore Waste Management Company, here on Wednesday. The seized material was disposed of in the presence of PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon. The PFA discarded […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Insufficient or interrupted sleep may have more of an impact than smoking history in patients with a progressive lung disease, according to a study. Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco found that for patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), inadequate sleep may boost their risk of a flare-up by up to 95 […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The district administration has imposed a ban on sale of sleeping pills without the recommendation of doctors here on Wednesday. A meeting presided over by the Deputy Commissioner Ehtesham ul Haq decided to ban the sale of sleeping pills without doctors’ prescription. The meeting was attended by district administration officers, drug inspectors, chemists […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: The global scientist community must develop and promote resilient agriculture to tackle the emerging challenges of climate change and its related impact to feed the growing population of the world, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. Chairing the inaugural session of an international symposium titled […]
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