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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.
Karachi hospitals have reported a sharp rise in paediatric HIV cases, with doctors warning that many infections appear linked to unsafe medical practices rather than maternal transmission. The surge has renewed calls for strict infection control, safer blood screening and urgent public health oversight.
A 34-year-old Karachi resident has died of rabies weeks after being bitten by his own dog, exposing serious gaps in post-bite treatment, hospital protocols and disease reporting in Sindh. The case has intensified calls for better vaccine access, proper prophylaxis and stronger rabies prevention across Pakistan.
A police constable was killed and four others were injured in Hangu while escorting polio vaccinators on the opening day of Pakistan’s latest nationwide anti-polio campaign. The attack has renewed concern over the security of frontline health operations as authorities push to immunise millions of children across the country.
Pakistan has suspended the licenses of six beauty cream brands after testing found safety violations involving substances such as mercury, arsenic and microbiological contamination. The move has triggered nationwide concern over cosmetic safety and placed fresh pressure on regulators to keep unsafe products off the market.
A police escort for a polio team came under fire in Hangu on the first day of Pakistan’s nationwide anti-polio campaign, leaving one constable dead and four officers injured. The attack has renewed concern over the security risks surrounding vaccination drives and the broader challenge of eliminating poliovirus in Pakistan.
First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has urged nationwide cooperation as Pakistan begins a fresh anti-polio campaign from April 13 to 19, targeting more than 45 million children under five. The drive comes at a crucial moment, with only one reported polio case so far in 2026 and renewed hopes of pushing the country closer to eradication.
The Pakistan Medical Association has opposed the PMDC’s move to lower MDCAT passing marks, saying the decision risks weakening academic standards to fill vacant private college seats. The dispute has turned into a wider debate over merit, affordability and the future quality of medical education in Pakistan.
Doctors in Pakistan say mpox has now been detected in newborn babies, raising fears of local transmission and poor infection control in hospitals. Specialists are urging immediate isolation, better hygiene standards and faster reporting to stop the disease from spreading further.
