Category: Medical

Three persons died and nine others injured when a passenger coaster fell into a deep ravine in Kohistan district on Tuesday.

According to Rescue 1122, the coaster was on its way from Gilgit to Rawalpindi.

The injured have been shifted to Ayub Teaching hospital Abbottabad.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

A week-long national immunization drive against polio has concluded during which over 43 million children under the age of five years received lifesaving vaccines across the country.

The campaign was synchronized with Afghanistan so that children on both sides of the border received vaccines at the same time and are protected from polio.

Over 340,000 trained and dedicated polio workers were engaged in the vaccination drive to inoculate the children at their doorstep. A supplementary dose of Vitamin A was also administered to the eligible children.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) ends its operation today after Covid indicators touches all-time lows.

This was stated by Minister for Planning and Chairman NCOC Asad Umar in a tweet on Thursday.

He said with Allah’s mercy and support of the entire nation, we have been able to overcome this unprecedented challenge of COVID-19. He said matters pertaining to Covid-19 will now be looked after by the health ministry.

The Minister said Pakistan received praise for its COVID-19 response as one of the most successful in the world.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan