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On World Health Day, PM Sharif promises healthcare facilities for …

WEBISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the occasion of World Health Day on Sunday, promised to ensure healthcare facilities for all 241 million Pakistanis across the country, his office said. World Health Day is a global health awareness day that is celebrated every year on April 7 since 1950, under the sponsorship of the World Health

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia forge healthcare partnership to boost …

WEBISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to enhance bilateral collaboration in the field of health care, an official statement issued in Islamabad said on Thursday, adding the two countries would join forces to carry out research on vaccine development. The decision to work together in the medical field was reached after …

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Saudi health officials investigate food poisoning outbreak at …

WEBRIYADH: Riyadh experienced a wave of food poisoning cases caused by Clostridium botulinum on Thursday. The outbreak was linked to the consumption of food from the local Hamburgini fast-food restaurant chain, leading to several hospitalizations. Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly provided an update on …

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Who’s Who: Fahad Al-Jalajel, Saudi Arabia’s new health minister

WEBFahad Al-Jalajel has been appointed Saudi Arabia’s health minister following a royal decree issued on Friday. He replaces Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabia, who has been appointed minister of Hajj and Umrah. Al-Jalajel was previously deputy health minister and had been in this role since 2016. He has been a member of the board of directors at the Saudi …

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New dialysis provision company to be established in Saudi Arabia

WEBRIYADH: Arabian International Healthcare Holding Co., also known as Tibbiyah, has signed a agreement with Nephrocare Health Services to form a joint venture providing dialysis services in the Kingdom. According to a statement on Tadawul, a limited liability company for dialysis care services will be established in Saudi Arabia as a part …

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A cure for health inequalities in the Muslim world Arab News PK

WEBThe UN estimates that the global population will reach 10.9 billion by the end of the century. Much of this growth will come from Muslim-majority countries — most of which are completely unprepared for such an expansion in their populations. One key issue identified by the UN is emerging health inequalities that will be exacerbated by poor …

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Health minister arrives in Washington for first-ever ‘US-Pakistan

WEBISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health minister Abdul Qadir Patel arrived in Washington on Sunday to lead a four-member delegation to the first-ever “US-Pakistan Health Dialogue” between the two countries, according to the state-run Radio Pakistan. Last month, Pakistan’s top diplomat in the US, Masood Khan, said his country was …

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Pakistan to push for ‘apolitical’ health care at global summit in

WEBISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to propose the idea of making global health matters apolitical, especially in light of the Gaza situation where Israel has flattened out hospitals and left Palestinians without basic medicines, said a government minister on Friday while sharing the agenda of the Global Health Security Summit next week.

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Dr. Ayman Abdo, secretary-general of the Saudi Commission for …

WEBDr. Ayman Abdo is the secretary-general of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS). He attained his bachelor’s degree from the College of Medicine at King Saud University in 1994, his American fellowship in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2000, and his Canadian fellowship for liver …

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Innovative ambulance service in Pakistani capital offers care for

WEBISLAMABAD: Located just 30 minutes from Islamabad in the picturesque village of Pind Begwal, a unique ambulance center focuses exclusively on mental health patients in and around Pakistan’s federal capital. The service, named Embrace, was initiated as a pilot project by public health professional Abdullah bin Abbas during the …

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Air pollution: Doctors report prolonged respiratory illnesses in …

WEBLAHORE: Data and interviews with experts and paediatricians show Pakistani children are suffering from prolonged respiratory illnesses due to increasing air pollution, with health practitioners warning of a rise in cases of hypertension, heart diseases and even cancer among young Pakistanis in the absence of a “national action plan” to tackle …

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Who’s Who: Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Rumaih, deputy minister at …

WEBAbdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Rumaih was recently appointed deputy minister for planning and development at the Ministry of Health, following a royal decree. In April 2022, Al-Ramaih was appointed as the deputy minister for e-health and digital transformation at the Ministry of Health. Prior to joining the ministry, he held strategic development roles …

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Saudi health professionals can apply online for license test

WEBRIYADH: The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) is accepting applications for professional practice license test online via the “Mumaris Plus” application available on its website. The initiative has been launched to do away with the traditional methods to save time and resources and to achieve the Kingdom’s goal of digitization. …

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Pakistan to host its first-ever global health security summit in

WEBISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s caretaker health minister, Dr. Nadeem Jan, has said the South Asian country would hold a global health security summit in November this year, Pakistani state media reported on Saturday. The comments by the minister were made at an inter-ministerial health and population council meeting in Islamabad, at …

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Pakistani doctor gets medal for work as ‘captain’ of Saudi COVID …

WEBISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s ministry of health last week awarded Pakistan doctor Zia Ullah Khan Dawar with a medal to recognize his work as one of the “captains” of the Kingdom’s COVID-19 team, Dawar said on Monday. Pakistani doctor Zia Ullah Khan Dawar pictured at his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 12, 2020. (Photo courtesy: …

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The crisis of higher education in Pakistan Arab News PK

WEBWith Pakistan in the grips of a series of political, security and economic crises one after another, no aspect of national life has remained unaffected. The most important parts of this national experience, and ones that in fact help endure some of the pains of the crises, are health and education. As Pakistan celebrates its diamond jubilee …

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In Pakistan, e-pharmacies emerge as ‘challenge’ for health …

WEBISLAMABAD: E-pharmacies in Pakistan, where the law does not regulate such businesses, have emerged as a "challenge" for provincial health authorities, officials said on Friday, advising the public not to be lured by free delivery and discounted rates into buying medicines online. The sale of pharmaceutical products over the internet has …

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Murad Ali Shah, a Stanford graduate, secures third term as chief

WEBKARACHI: The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province elected on Monday Murad Ali Shah, a professional engineer and banker who graduated from Stanford University, as the chief minister of the province for the third term. Shah, whose father Abdullah Shah also served as the chief minister, was first elected for the …

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Telehealth companies grew by 900% in Pakistan during pandemic …

WEBKARACHI: Telemedicine has witnessed a surge in Pakistan since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, health experts have said, with some companies reporting up to 900 percent growth over the last year. Doctors and disease specialists around the world have recommended alternatives to face-to-face doctor or clinic visits …

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