Category: Disease

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Malaria, Dengue and Gastroenteritis Spread and Claim More Lives in Flood Hit Areas

Flood not only destroyed people’s homes, leaving them homeless and without food, it also made things worse with outbreak of new diseases. Twelve more died with the outbreak of Malaria and Gastroenteritis going bad. Dengue is also a big threat, specially in flood hit areas, as in normal situation in this season every year dengue spreads and last year things gone so bad that there were no beds available for dengue patients in hospitals across the country. This year situation is worse, as there is standing water everywhere with flood in vast area. Standing water is thought to be very helpful in regeneration of mosquitos. Same is reason dengue teams seek to eliminate any standing open water in pots or […]

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Here is, how to get registered for free Govt led Corona Virus Vaccination in Pakistan

Currently Corona Virus free vaccination registration process is open for every Pakistani who is 50 years old or above. To get registered for free govt administered COVID-19 or Corona Virus vaccination in Pakistan, you can register yourself by following just one of following two ways: You can send your CNIC Number to 1166 from your cell phone. OR You can go over to nims.nadra.gov.pk and fill a form which ask for your CNIC number and your phone number. After you have registered yourself for vaccination, if you are between the ages of 50 to 64, you need to wait for SMS through which you will be communicated about which Vaccine Center you have to visit for your vaccination and also […]

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Vaccination of People of 50 to 59 age Group Starts on 21st April 2021 in Pakistan

Currently Pakistan is way behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination. However, government have now announced that people of age group 50 to 59 will also be able to get vaccinated from 21st of April 2021. Earlier, only people aged 60 and above are able to get vaccinated. According to current setting people of age 60 and above have to get registered by sending their CNIC number to a govt provided SMS number 1166 and than they are called for vaccination when its their turn. However, people of age 70 and above can walk into any COVID-19 vaccination facility and get vaccinated. Now this new group will also be able to enroll for free vaccination by government by sending their […]

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Dengue situation worsens in Pakistan, specially in Lahore, as it claims more lives

Dengue claims six more lives in Lahore last day, with this reported death toll increases to 70, also reportedly more than 8000 people are effected from the disease. Unreported cases are told to be twice as much as the reported figures. In just last three weeks 130,000 people in Lahore got them tested for dengue disease. Lahore High Court recently have set a standard unusual Rs. 90 price for dengue test all over the hospitals. All the hospitals and the laboratories in province will have to follow this standard price till 15th November for now, afterwards they may continue charging their usual prices for the test. Court was earlier informed via petition that some laboratories are tremendously over charging for […]

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Dengue fever goes out of control in Pakistan with deathtoll further rising

Dengue fever, which spreads from one human to other through mosquito bite, is spreading in Pakistan more rapidly than the fire in the bushes. Official figures already reported 6147 patients and out of which 5715 are told from the city of Lahore in Pakistan. A figure even bigger than the official figures was even not reported. A recent death in thatta Sindh and 3 recently reported deaths in Lahore, Punjab have contributed to this seasons dengue death toll and it reached to the 32 reported deaths as we speak. Even more are most likely to be the unreported fatalities due to dengue fever. All over Pakistan city of Lahore have been most active in terms of dengue outreach, despite claims […]