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On Sep 15, 2019
Last updated Sep 15, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza paid a...
Govt committed to provide quality healthcare to people: Dr.Zafar
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Congo’s former health minister arrested for ’embezzling Ebola funds’
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First peanut allergy therapy gets backing from expert advisers
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended approving the first therapy for peanut allergies, which affect over 1.6 million...
Kenya becomes third country to adopt world’s first malaria vaccine
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Dr Zafar Mirza inaugurates dengue ward at Federal General Hospital
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has inaugurated a dengue ward at Federal General Hospital in Chak...
Excise taxes to be imposed on e-cigarettes: report
Reuters
On Sep 13, 2019
Last updated Sep 13, 2019
MOSCOW: Russia’s healthcare ministry has drafted a bill to introduce excise taxes on electronic cigarettes,...
US to ban flavored vaping products as lung disease cases surge
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday it would soon ban flavored e-cigarette products to stem a rising tide of youth users,...
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