ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The country has surpassed last year’s polio count of 93 cases as it has recorded three new cases, taking the nationwide tally to 94 so far this year.

The number of people who are newly infected with HIV is continuing to decline in most parts of the world. There were 2.1 million [1.9 million–2.4 million] new HIV infections in 2013—a decline of 38% from 2001, when

718 Institutions Lack Proper Facilities, 460 Provide Water Sans Quality Check

Over a 100 people die every year from the disease in the seven northeastern States

Presidential National Nutrition Secretariat Head Dr. Lalith Chandradasa, Education Services Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Provincial Education Minister K.H.

Scientists say they have developed the world's first vaccine against dengue fever seen to work in large-scale trials.

The first dengue vaccine candidate (CYDTDV) to reach phase 3 clinical testing has shown 88.5% efficacy after three doses against dengue haemorrhagic fever, according to new research published in Th

Parents of a five-year-old boy in Gandhi Camp area of Jalandhar city have alleged that their son died after falling ill due to drinking contaminated water supplied from the pipes of municipal corpo

Sub-Saharan African nations will miss the deadline to achieve most of the development targets they aimed to reach by next year, according to the United Nations.

A Unicef report disclosed that inaccessibility to some 290,000 (0.29 million) children to immunise them against poliovirus has turned to be a major challenge due to insecurity in Gadap Town of Kara

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