Category Health

medical devices

Treatment becomes more expensive

Treatment becomes more expensive, with over 200 medical devices becoming costly due to heavy sales tax imposition. The sales tax was imposed on medical devices such as thermometers, glucose strips, BP monitors, surgical gloves and wheelchairs, among others. Now they…

Measles

Three Early Symptoms of Measles That Often Ignored

Measles is a highly contagious infection known for causing a skin rash. Infants and young children are particularly at risk, and if not diagnosed early, it can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia and seizures. Experts emphasized the symptoms…

polio eradication efforts

Punjab government boosts up polio eradication efforts

To boost polio eradication efforts, the Punjab government will set up polio vaccination counters at entry and exit points of the province. Provincial Ministers Khawaja Salman Rafique and Khawaja Imran Nazir, Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman and representatives of…