National Bridging Workshop for One Health Promotion
“National Bridge Workshop for One Health Promotion,” a two-day workshop, was organized by the Pak One Health Alliance (POHA). This workshop was scheduled to take place at the IFQ Hotel in Islamabad on March 16–17, 2023. Program managers and mid-level...
Dengue fatalities rise in Punjab
Dengue fever claimed more lives in Punjab during November as compared to the total death toll of the previous 10 months despite a drastic decrease in the number of patients. Official data shows that 27 people died due to...
International Workshop on Participatory Surveillance IV
The fourth International Workshop on Participatory Surveillance (IWOPS IV), was held by Ending Pandemics from (31st October to 3rd November) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Pak One Health Alliance (POHA) represented Pakistan and contributed in this workshop. The objectives of...
Promotion of One Health for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Pak One Health Alliance (POHA) conducted a two-day capacity-building workshop titled “Promotion of One Health for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control.” This workshop was scheduled for September 19–20, 2022, at the Hotel Elites in Nathia-Gali. This training was attended...
Dengue cases peak in Punjab
The highest number of dengue fever cases in a day during the ongoing year in Punjab was recorded on Sunday with 385 new patients registered in the province during the past 24 hours. The most alarming situation is being...
More than 7500 cases of dog bites reported in Punjab this year
In the report submitted in the Punjab Assembly, it is stated that more than seven and a half thousand cases of dog bites were reported in the province this year. 8 people died in these incidents. Sheikhupura reported the...
Malaria, dengue cases on the rise owing to ‘ineffective’ fumigation drive
As the cases of dengue and malaria have started to spread rapidly in the entire city during the ongoing monsoon rains, the fumigation campaign launched by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and district municipal corporations (DMCs) may not yield...
Punjab’s Rawalpindi becomes hotspot for Dengue
According to media reports, the provincial health administration in Pakistan’s Punjab has declared a dengue emergency in the Rawalpindi area due to an increase in the number of cases. As the number of dengue cases continues to climb, the...
Improper disposal of cattle died of Lumpy skin disease creates panic
The improper disposal of animals that died of Lumpy skin disease causes fear among the people of Hazro and surrounding regions, as a huge number of dead cattle were thrown in open locations by cattle breeders and live stock...
Ministry seeks vaccine import as LSD kills over 100,000 animals
According to ministry sources, it has been agreed to seek a vaccination for the disease as quickly as possible, and the Animal Husbandry Commission – a ministry agency – has begun working with the authorities involved. Reported on :...
Lumpy skin disease hits Eid-Al-Adha cattle sales in Pakistan
Dozens of cattle have been slaughtered and hundreds have been afflicted as livestock owners rush to vaccinate their animals before the virus spreads further. The disease cannot be transmitted to humans, and specialists say afflicted animals’ meat may still...
Punjab prepares vaccine against lumpy skin disease
In view of the growth of lumpy skin disease in Sindh, veterinary specialists in Punjab have developed a vaccination with “successful results” to prevent the virus from spreading in the province. According to Dr. Sajjad Hussain, Director of...