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Cricket: Mahmood calls for end to mental health 'taboo'
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood hopes to make mental health less of a "taboo" subject in South Asia.
Aug 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio's last stand on the Afghan-Pakistan border
Trundling across the Afghan-Pakistani border in a handcart, Shayma dismisses militant threats and conspiracy theories about polio vaccinators while her four children receive drops that could finally eradicate the crippling ...
Mar 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pakistan's Peshawar world's 'largest reservoir' of polio, WHO reports (Update)
The World Health Organization on Friday declared Pakistan's troubled northwestern city of Peshawar as the world's "largest reservoir" of endemic polio and called for urgent action to boost vaccination.
Jan 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Confusion reigns in Pakistan after polio guidelines
Pakistan, the world's number-one exporter of polio, has seen a rush on vaccines and angry scenes at hospitals after new World Health Organization guidelines aimed at halting the crippling disease caused widespread confusion.
May 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio cases in Pakistan pass 2012 total
Polio is on the rise in Pakistan, health officials said Wednesday, as the number of infections in 2013 passed the total for the whole of 2012.
Nov 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 370,000 kids 'will miss' Pakistan polio drive
Pakistan launched a fresh polio vaccination drive in its restive tribal belt Monday, but officials warned that nearly 370,000 children are likely to miss out because of security problems.
May 26, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pakistan launches fresh polio drive for tribal regions
Pakistan Monday launched a fresh drive to vaccinate more than 700,000 children in its restive tribal belt against polio, but officials said nearly 300,000 others would miss out because of threats from militants.
Aug 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN: 21 nations take up polio 'emergency'
Some 21 nations in the Middle East and nearby regions have jointly made the eradication of polio an emergency priority and recognized that Pakistan is a key part of the problem, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Nov 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Child death toll in Pakistan desert community rises to 62
At least 62 children have died in a district of southern Pakistan where thousands are suffering from malnutrition, officials said Monday, as the country's top judge called the situation a national shame.
Mar 10, 2014
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Medications
Report: Sub-standard medicine floods Afghan market
Half of all medicine available on the Afghan market has either been smuggled into the country or made under sub-standard conditions in neighboring Pakistan, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Nov 19, 2014
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