Influenza
The flu may initially appear to be a typical cold with runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat. Colds typically come…
Chicken Pox (Varicella)
Chicken pox is a highly contagious disease, usually self-limiting but can cause high fever, pneumonia, liver and brain damage.
Typhoid Pandemic in Pakistan
People after successful treatment for typhoid fever, may not have any symptoms but still passing S.typhi bacteria in their feces…
Delayed or missed vaccines
There is no upper age limit for vaccine. All missed vaccines must be given as soon as possible to protect…
Vaccines in Pakistan
In Pakistan, we have two parallel systems of childhood vaccines: A) UNICEF funded EPI programme and B) private vaccination programmes.
How vaccines work?
Vaccines protect us throughout life and at different ages, from birth to childhood, as teenagers and into old age.