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A new study has found dangerous lead levels among toddlers in high-risk areas of several Pakistani cities, prompting strong criticism from PTI and fresh concern over child health. The findings have renewed calls for nationwide testing, stricter regulation and urgent action against toxic exposure sources.
A suspected kidney-snatching gang was arrested from Manga Mandi near Lahore, raising fresh concern over illegal organ trafficking in Punjab. Investigators are expected to trace possible facilitators, victims and wider links behind the alleged racket.
A new Ministry of Health and UNICEF study has found lead in the blood of 40 percent of young children tested in high-risk areas of seven Pakistani cities. Officials warn that stronger regulation, monitoring and public awareness are urgently needed to protect children from lifelong health damage.
Pakistan has confirmed two new polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the 2026 tally to three. Health authorities plan a special vaccination drive targeting nearly 19 million children in selected districts.
PMDC has ordered all medical and dental institutions to introduce structured mental health screening for students, trainees and faculty. The directive follows rising concern over suicide-related incidents and psychological distress in academic institutions.
Pakistan’s health minister says the country has 84,000 registered HIV cases, with no new case reported from Taunsa this year. The statement follows renewed concern over infection control, donor funding and gaps in HIV surveillance.
Two suspected mpox cases have been reported at Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where both patients have been shifted to isolation while test results are awaited. The hospital is already treating five confirmed mpox patients, raising the need for strict monitoring and public health precautions.
The federal government has fixed prices for 35 new essential and life-saving medicines after a long delay, with another 45 molecules expected to be cleared soon. The move is aimed at easing shortages of critical therapies and reducing reliance on costly, unregulated medicines.
The NDMA has warned that an intense heatwave could affect large parts of Pakistan until May 5, with Sindh, southern Punjab and parts of Balochistan expected to face the harshest conditions. Authorities have told departments to activate response plans as concerns grow over heat-related illness, water stress and pressure on public services.
Sindh has recorded its first Congo fever death of 2026 after a 17-year-old cattle farm worker from Tando Adam died following treatment in Karachi. The case comes as Pakistani health authorities remain on alert over higher CCHF risk ahead of Eidul Azha because of increased human-animal contact.
PMDC has moved two medical student suicide cases and the Lady Wellington Hospital OT video scandal to its Disciplinary Committee after preliminary hearings on Tuesday night. The decision sharpens pressure on Pakistan’s medical regulator to show that serious allegations involving student safety, harassment and professional misconduct will lead to concrete accountability.
Pakistani infectious disease specialists have demanded strict nationwide infection-control enforcement after warning that healthcare-linked HIV outbreaks and rising mpox concerns are exposing deep failures in hospital safety. Doctors say unsafe injections, weak blood screening, treatment gaps and poor oversight are pushing the virus beyond traditional high-risk groups.
