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PM Shehbaz calls for comprehensive strategy to combat diabetes

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WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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WHO says hantavirus risk low after flight attendant tests negative

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PM Shehbaz orders speedy implementation of Hepatitis Control Program

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Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

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Pakistan: HIV cases reach 250,000, 80pc patients deprived of treatment

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Islamabad records 618 new HIV cases

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Second Mpox case reported in Karachi

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Number of suspected cases rises in deadly UK meningitis outbreak

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