PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that gastrointestinal diseases, acute respiratory infection and unexplained fever are on the rise among the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of
A surge in the number of emaciated children arriving at a feeding centre in Leer, a muddy rebel-held town in South Sudan's oil-rich Unity State, is fuelling fears that the world's newest nation is on the
Child poverty rates in the U.S. are on the rise, but health and education trends are showing improvements—including teen pregnancy reaching a historic low, according to the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book
Four more persons died of 'acute encephalitis syndrome' at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) today, while the medical college authorities claimed that the number of patients suffering
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. Two new cases were confirmed
One third of the extreme poor global population resides in India, a latest UN report has suggested. According to the UN Millennium Development Goals report, India has also recorded the highest number of
718 Institutions Lack Proper Facilities, 460 Provide Water Sans Quality Check An unaided school in the city cooks food for the students in a room which is adjacent to its loo! And 696 government and 22
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
Presidential National Nutrition Secretariat Head Dr. Lalith Chandradasa, Education Services Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Provincial Education Minister K.H. Nandasena and other Provincial Education officials
Over a 100 people die every year from the disease in the seven northeastern States Malaria toll continues to rise in Tripura with at least 67 people having died from the disease and many stricken ill
