Health Literacy Pakistan

Beat typhoid in Pakistan: Why vaccines are your secret weapon!

Imagine a world without typhoid fever – a disease that strikes millions in Pakistan every year. Typhoid spreads through contaminated food or water, often linked to poor sanitation and hygiene. Children are especially vulnerable, with high...

Pakistan’s Strategies for Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic was a global outbreak of the coronavirus, a highly infectious and often lethal disease. First identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the virus quickly spread to countries around the world and was declared a Public Health...

Portable device provides rapid, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, other bacterial infections

A handheld diagnostic device that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators first developed to diagnose cancer has been adapted to rapidly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and other important infectious bacteria. Two papers appearing in the...

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