99.99% reduction in human cases of Guinea worm disease in 2024

It is estimated that 3.5 million human cases of Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) per year were reported in 21 countries across Africa and Asia...

Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality increase in poor areas

Shinsuke Tanaka, Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, US, identified significant discrepancies in mortality data...

Two security officials killed in attack in Balochistan

Two security personnel were killed and another person was injured in separate gun attacks in Balochistan. In the first incident, gunmen opened fire on...

Pakistan anti-polio campaign starts as escort policeman killed

On the day of the launch of the first national polio drive in 2025, a police officer on polio duty was killed in Jamrud...

Norovirus, Kawasaki variant record spreading

Experts have reported an intense spread of the Norovirus in the Northern Hemisphere, with 91 outbreaks occurring in the US in the first week...

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