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The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) declared a national public health emergency over 651,000 zero-dose children in Pakistan, attributing the crisis to governance failures, corruption, and a weak immunization system. The PMA called for an immediate audit of provincial health funds and highlighted the risk of preventable childhood mortality due to the breached herd immunity threshold.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a ban on substandard syringes to prevent infectious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C. He directed the formation of a special committee, legal framework amendments, and collaboration with international partners to address the issue. Past HIV outbreaks in hospitals, including in Karachi and Punjab, highlighted the urgency of these measures.

Europe has recorded over 1,300 heat-related deaths linked to extreme heat, according to the World Health Organisation. The Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, highlighted the connection between the heatwave and the excess deaths.

The Civil Aviation Ministry and DIAL have launched the Air Suvidha 2.0 portal to implement health screenings for Ebola/Bundibugyo virus disease at India's points of entry. This follows the World Health Organisation's declaration of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Kaduna state is launching a campaign to treat 1 million children for snail fever, guided by World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations based on endemicity levels in each ward.

A hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship led to global health alerts and quarantines for passengers, but no new cases have emerged in over three weeks. The outbreak highlighted the rare human-to-human transmission of the Andes strain of hantavirus, though experts confirmed the risk remains low.

Health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face severe shortages of personnel, ambulances, and isolation ward materials while battling an Ebola outbreak with over 800 confirmed cases. Challenges include insufficient contact tracing, patients escaping isolation, and inadequate resources, raising fears of surpassing the 2014-16 West Africa epidemic in scale.

Pakistan recorded its second-warmest year in 65 years in 2025, following 2024 as the hottest, with rising temperatures intensifying extreme floods and economic risks. Northern regions like Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan experienced record temperature anomalies, while global extreme heat has claimed over 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced five Ebola recoveries in Congo, including the first documented recovery from the Bundibugyo virus. A new treatment center opened in Bunia, but challenges persist due to rapid virus spread, attacks on health facilities, and conflict with rebel groups.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Kinshasa to address a rare Ebola outbreak in Congo, where health workers face equipment shortages, distrust, and armed group violence. The Bundibugyo virus, with no approved treatment or vaccine, has caused 1,077 suspected cases and 238 deaths, while conflicts in Ituri province and surrounding regions complicate containment efforts.

Meghan Markle is receiving help with her outfit from her daughter Lilibet before traveling to Switzerland for a meeting with the World Health Organisation. The meeting is scheduled to take place today. Meghan Markle's trip is related to her work with the World Health Organisation.

Meghan Markle receives help from her daughter Lilibet with her outfit before traveling to Switzerland for a meeting with the World Health Organisation. The meeting is scheduled to take place today. Meghan Markle's trip to Switzerland is for an official meeting.

The World Health Organisation has stated that the public health risk of Hantavirus is low. The origin of the outbreak is still unknown and investigations are ongoing. The WHO is working to determine the source of the outbreak.

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