Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) At least 71 children have died due to measles in Pakistan in 2026 even as the government is holding awareness campaigns to improve healthcare literacy and vaccine knowledge during the ongoing World Immunisation Week, a report has stated. As predicted in 2025, lower vaccination rates have affected international community’s efforts to stop spread of preventable diseases. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and remains an important cause of death among young chil…
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Washington, March 29 (IANS) A community-led fundraiser in the national capital has raised $200,000, as a US-based non-profit body set a goal to support 100,000 people with special abilities in India this year through assistive technology, healthcare access, and volunteer-driven programmes. The VOSAP (Voice of Specially Abled People) gala in Fairfax, a suburb of Washington, D.C., brought together donors, professionals, and student volunteers to back disability inclusion efforts.Founder Pranav Des…
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday termed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Sehat Insurance Scheme’ in Punjab as misleading, impractical and entirely publicity driven. Chugh claimed the biggest and most fundamental failure of the scheme was its rigid package capping, which exposes the Rs 10 lakh health coverage claim as hollow from the very beginning.“The reality is that the scheme provides actual insurance of only Rs 1 lakh p…