Aaj News

World

Rescue efforts hampered in aftermath of deadly Afghanistan earthquake

Most casualties were reported in Kunar province

Published 04 Sep, 2025 12:18pm

World

WHO places Saima Wazed on indefinite leave amid corruption allegations

Wazed claims an honorary role at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Published 13 Jul, 2025 09:56am

World

WHO announces mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

Emergency Committee meets on three additional occasions

Published 10 Jun, 2025 11:11am

Pakistan

WHO supports “Big Catch-Up” initiative to vaccinate 2.8 million children in Pakistan

Over 65,000 teams deployed to reach unvaccinated children in high-risk areas

Published 23 Mar, 2025 12:19pm

World

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus escapes Israeli airstrike at Sanaa airport

Operations aimed at military infrastructure utilized by Houthis for their activities at airport: IDF

Published 27 Dec, 2024 09:44am

Life & Style

WHO gives first-ever green light to TB test

Pakistan among five countries that account for more than half of the global TB burden

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:39pm

Pakistan

Smog in Lahore ends outdoor play for schoolkids

Seasonal crop burn-off by farmers on the outskirts of Lahore is also a major contributing factor

Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:11pm

World

Egypt achieves historic Malaria-free certification from WHO

Certification recognizes Egypt as the 45th country

Published 21 Oct, 2024 09:13am

Pakistan

Three Mpox cases detected in Karachi in a single day

WHO has approved a vaccine for the virus

Published 15 Sep, 2024 11:08am

World

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days, says WHO

Some 230,000 mpox doses are immediately available to be dispatched, says WHO official Tim Nguyen

Published 30 Aug, 2024 11:37pm

Pakistan

Punjab government intensifies measures against Monkey pox

Prof Akram emphasized the urgent need for cooperation from airport authorities

Published 30 Aug, 2024 09:00am

World

Thailand suspects first case of deadly new Mpox strain

Infected person has been quarantined in a hospital as a precautionary measure

Published 21 Aug, 2024 01:18pm

Life & Style

EU public health body lifts mpox risk alert level

WHO official Margaret Harris says she expects more cases outside Africa to emerge soon

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 11:58pm

Life & Style

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

Mpox can spread through close contact

Published 14 Aug, 2024 11:59pm

World

WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India

Patient had exposure to poultry at home and in his surroundings: agency

Published 12 Jun, 2024 08:53am

Life & Style

Processed meats, alcohol increase cancer risk: dietitian

In 2015, the World Health Organization named processed meat as a ‘carcinogen’

Published 21 Apr, 2024 07:11pm

Life & Style

WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan

Samples sent by DRAP were found to have EG contamination of 0.76-100%, according to WHO

Published 16 Apr, 2024 07:11pm

Life & Style

Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup

World Health Organization has linked the deaths outside Indonesia to cough syrups made in India

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:50pm

Life & Style

NIH says ‘influenza’ spreading across Pakistan is not Covid-19

Influenza-A H2 and H3 cases on the rise as people report with respiratory problems

Published 03 Jan, 2024 02:01pm

Must Read

Ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls

'E-cigarettes are not risk-free,' says study

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:51pm

Pakistan

WHO says Pakistani company making contaminated medicine

The medicines include syrup and suspension medicines

Published 07 Dec, 2023 10:10pm

World

WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness

Clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in north China were reported.

Published 23 Nov, 2023 11:52am

Pakistan

WHO stresses for vaccination amid rising cases of Influenza in Pakistan

Medical experts say pregnant women, health workers are at higher risk

Published 22 Nov, 2023 08:34pm

Life & Style

Punjab bans five substandard cough syrups after WHO investigation

Probe confirmed that five syrups had high amount of alcohol

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 07:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan fails to provide adequate mental health resources to 24 million in need

As per WHO estimate 24 million people in Pakistan need psychiatric assistance

Published 10 Oct, 2023 10:59am

Life & Style

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

WHO chief says doses would cost between $2 and $4

Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:34pm

World

Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record

1,006 people had died, among more than 200,000 confirmed cases, country reported

Published 02 Oct, 2023 01:05pm

Life & Style

WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: report

'We're pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral meetings — [to urge Beijing] to co-operate,' says WHO chief

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm

Life & Style

PM Shehbaz wants to you to know what you eat

Starts campaign under which restaurants, packaged foods clearly mention calorie count

Published 23 Jul, 2023 09:20pm

Life & Style

WHO to link artificial sweetner found in cold drinks to cancer

Consumers and food companies will have to decide whether to fight back or find alternatives

Published 30 Jun, 2023 06:58pm