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hidden crisis of food insecurity and malnutrition

The hidden crisis of food insecurity and malnutrition among chronic disease patients in Pakistan

The intersection of chronic diseases and food security presents a significant public health challenge that affects millions of vulnerable individuals in Pakistan. Chronic disease including cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are contributing to a rising healthcare burden which has direct food and nutritional implications. As per the ...

Faisalabad Malaria Awareness Walk At Medical University

Faisalabad Malaria Awareness: A Bitter Pill for 243 Million Each Year

FAISALABAD (GL News)– Malaria claims hundreds of thousands of lives yearly, but simple precautions can prevent this deadly disease. The Medicine Department of the Faisalabad Medical University, in collaboration with the Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine, organized an awareness walk on the occasion of World Malaria Day. President of the Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine ...

Medicinal Plants in Pakistan endangered by neglect and poor conservation policies

Medicinal Plants in Pakistan Face Extinction Due to Neglect

By Azeem Ahmed Khan ISLAMABAD– Pakistan is home to a number of unique plant species found nowhere else in the world, but many of these have disappeared due to poor government policies and lack of care. This was stated by former director of biodiversity, Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI), Dr Chaudhry Muhammad Muslim, while talking to ...

Biodegradable Plastics in Pakistan

Biodegradable Plastics in Pakistan: A Sustainable Solution for Waste Management

By Faiza Tehseen ISLAMABAD– Pakistan’s shift to biodegradable plastics is essential to addressing its escalating waste issue and protecting the environment. It will lead to a self-sustaining green bio-plastic industry and economic uplift, said Muhammad Saleem, media spokesperson for the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), in an exclusive chat with WealthPK. Plastic Pollution ...

pediatric cardiac surgeries in faisalabad

UK Doctors Perform Life-Saving Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD (Staff Report): A ray of hope shines for children battling heart defects as UK doctors successfully performed life-saving cardiac surgeries at the Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC). On the directions of Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique, along with Chairman of the Chief Minister’s Task Force Dr. Farqad ...

Diabetes Awareness Tackling the Rising Rates in Pakistan

Diabetes Awareness: Tackling the Rising Rates in Pakistan

Staff Report FAISALABAD: The diabetes rate in Pakistan is skyrocketing, and currently, one in four adults is affected by this disease. This was brought to light by Allied Hospital’s assistant professor of Medicine, Dr. Muhammad Irfan, while he was talking to the media at the end of a walk organized in connection with the Diabetes ...

Pakistan warns of Congo fever outbreak ahead of Eid al-Adha

Pakistan warns of Congo fever outbreak ahead of Eid al-Adha

By Our Staff LAHORE: Pakistan’s main health body has issued a warning about the risk of Congo fever ahead of Eid Al-Adha. The National Institute of Health (NIH) highlighted the increased risk due to the high number of animals being transported and sacrificed during the festival. Congo fever, also known as Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), ...