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News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/pakistan-polio-drive-delayed-restive-balochistan-i21955
Published on: Tuesday 17 December 2024

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country's restive southern Balochistan province after health workers boycotted it to oppose a ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Pakistan: 80 Per Cent Of Balochistan Population Lacks Access To Primary Healthcare

News channel or source: https://menafn.com/1110975284/Pakistan-80-Per-Cent-Of-Balochistan-Population-Lacks-Access-To-Primary-Healthcare
Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

(MENAFN- IANS) Quetta, April 13 (IANS) Highlighting the extent of adversity in Pakistan's largest province, Balochistan Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman has admitted that more than 80 per cent of the ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Balochistan's failing health

News channel or source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2602261/balochistans-failing-health
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

With a land mass that covers about 44 per cent of the entire country, Balochistan stands as the largest province of Pakistan, as well as the least populated and the least developed. Provincial Health ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Balochistan residents face food, essential supply shortage due to curfew imposed by Pakistani forces

News channel or source: https://easternmirrornagaland.com/balochistan-residents-face-food-essential-supply-shortage-due-to-curfew-imposed-by-pakistani-forces
Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

Residents of Mashkay in the Awaran district of Pakistan's Balochistan are facing shortages of food and essential supplies as curfew and movement restrictions im ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Balochistan govt partners with SLIC to launch mega health insurance initiative

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/general/balochistan-govt-partners-with-slic-to-launch-mega-health-insurance-initiative/ar-AA23EAiY
Published on: Wednesday 20 May 2026

The government of Balochistan has signed a landmark agreement with the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) to launch the Peoples Health Programme, a province-wide health insurance ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Bugti reviews public-private health projects in Balochistan

News channel or source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/04/16/bugti-reviews-public-private-health-projects-in-balochistan
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti chaired a meeting to review public-private health projects and said cancer and other life-threatening diseases should be treated within the province. The ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Balochistan govt, SLIC ink deal to launch ‘People’s Health Program’

News channel or source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40421457
Published on: Saturday 16 May 2026

QUETTA: The Government of Balochistan has signed a landmark agreement with the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) to launch the Peoples Health Program, a province-wide health ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Health projects in Balochistan: Balochistan, Punjab seek cooperation

News channel or source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40415287
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Balochistan Bakht Muhammad Kakar called on Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan at the Governor House during which discussions focused on ongoing health ...

News Pakistan » Balochistan » Health: Unsung Heroes Of Community Health In Pakistan

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2024/01/18/unsung-heroes-of-community-health-in-pakistan/
Published on: Thursday 18 January 2024

“Lady Health Workers” bring vital health care services to remote and underserved communities in Pakistan, with support from UNICEF and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Farida Husain is ...