Authorities have successfully busted a factory involved in the production of fake and adulterated milk in Islamabad, averting a potential public health crisis ahead of the holy month of Ramazan. The operation was jointly carried out by the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) after receiving credible intelligence about illegal milk…
By Our Correspondent LAHORE: The Health & Population Department (H&PD), Government of the Punjab, on Wednesday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled “Trilateral Agreement for Integration of Health Facilities in Punjab” with the Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department (SH&ME), Local Government & Community Development Department (LG&CD), and the National Database and Registration…
LAHORE (Web Desk): The Director General Health Services (DGHS) Punjab, Dr Khalid Mehmood, on Thursday paid a field visit to Alhamd Hospital & College of Paramedical Sciences in Faisalabad. He reviewed patient care, sanitation and hygiene arrangements, and staff attendance, directing strict compliance with standards. The DG also inspected Clinic-on-Wheels sites operating across the city, which…
LAHORE (Web Desk): Punjab’s National Health Support Programme (NHSP) has registered visible gains in primary healthcare, referral pathways and data-led governance, a World Bank–led Joint Implementation Support Mission observed on Monday. In his opening remarks, Additional Secretary (Admin) and NHSP Project Director Dr Jahanzeb Hussain said the government had phased the outsourcing of BHUs and RHCs…
Soon Times Correspondent Lahore, January 9, 2025- In a landmark move to address Punjab’s pressing demographic challenges, Saira Afzal Tarar, Special Advisor to the Chief Minister on Population, emphasized the critical role of family planning as a cornerstone of sustainable development. Speaking at the launch of the initiative ‘Upscaling the Sustainable Model for Engaging Family…
The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) organized a seminar titled “Sustainable Tobacco Control Policies: A Way to Healthier Pakistan.” The event brought together government officials, public health advocates, civil society members, anti-tobacco activists, and youth leaders to address the growing tobacco epidemic in Pakistan and advocate for comprehensive policy…
NEW DELHI, (Soon Times) — India on Wednesday launched an indigenous vaccine to contain the lumpy skin disease outbreak in cows, officials claim. The vaccine Lumpi-ProVac Ind — developed by the two institutes of India’s agriculture research body, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) — was launched by the federal agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar….
