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Speakers call for coordinated national response to malnutrition crisis

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s persistent malnutrition crisis requires a coordinated national response linking nutrition, family planning, food security, healthcare and population management, speakers told the Act for Nutrition conference on Thursday. They warned that fragmented policies and inconsistent implementation were undermining efforts to tackle stunting, anaemia and other forms of malnutrition,…

Speakers call for coordinated national response to malnutrition crisis

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Pill Testing Is Now Permanent at Festivals In New South Wales

These are “life-saving services equipping festival goers with crucial information to make safer choices,” according to the Australian Festival Assn.

  • Pill testing services become permanent at NSW music festivals.
  • Free, anonymous drug testing available at up to 15 events annually.
  • Trained forensic chemists provide on-spot results, protecting privacy.

KP records 98 dengue cases in a week

Health workers paste dengue awareness posters on Sher Shah Suri Road, Peshawar, on Thursday. — APP PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 98 dengue cases this week, the highest number of infections…

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