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Pakistani hospitals preparing for arrival of free childhood cancer medicines in 2026 under WHO-Pakistan agreement
Four facilities are finalizing preparations to receive the supplies before the end of the year, while seven additional centres aim to be ready for 2027 WHO and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital experts visited Noori Hospital in Islamabad in February 2026 to assess and provide recommendations in preparation for the delivery of cancer supplies. Photo...
Mobilizing 400,000 WHO-trained polio workers to vaccinate 45 million children in Pakistan
Polio vaccinator Zeenat administers polio drops during the first national campaign of 2026 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Photo credit: Hamid Inam/WHO Pakistan 11 February 2026, Islamabad – “We climb mountains and walk through the snow for hours with great difficulty. There is also a risk of snow falling on us from the mountains. Yet we do not give up....
Rotary funds WHO to support Pakistan in protecting 27 million children against polio in high-risk districts
Rotary International’s grant will enable part of the World Health Organization’s operations, in partnership with the Pakistan-led Polio Eradication Initiative, to protect over 45 million children against the global threat of paralytic polio in 2026. A WHO staff and a polio vaccinator during a vaccination campaign implemented in October 2025 in...
WHO and BISP establish 40 new centres to treat 15 000 severely malnourished children across Pakistan
The World Health Organization, in partnership with the Benazir Income Support Programme, will now support a total of 169 centres and 700 staff across the country, covering more than 70 000 children annually and providing counselling to 120 000 mothers and caregivers. Chairperson BISP Senator Rubina Khalid (left) and WHO Representative in...
WHO and Gavi support Pakistan with vehicles to enhance immunization and reach “zero-dose” children in remote areas
WHO Representative in Pakistan, Dr Luo Dapeng, and the Federal Health Minister, Syed Mustafa Kamal, hand over vehicles to enhance Immunization activities to provincial authorities. Photo credit: Hamid Inam/ WHO Pakistan 14 January 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) today handed over 20 four-wheel-drive (4x4) vehicles...
Against the odds: Pakistan's health heroes protecting girls from cervical cancer
Vaccination teams accompanied by WHO personnel during the HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer conducted by Pakistan in September 2025. Photo credit: Ayesha Javed/ WHO Pakistan. 6 January 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan – Riffat, Saira, Shaheen, and Naheed are 4 of the 49 000 health workers trained with support from the World Health...
Pakistan extends universal health coverage to an additional 51 million people in the last decade: WHO report
On Universal Health Coverage Day, the World Health Organization calls on all stakeholders to prioritize investment in health and provide relief to over 14 million people still facing catastrophic health expenditures in Pakistan. A doctor visits a patient in a medical facility in Pakistan. 15 December 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has...
HIV infections rise in Pakistan; WHO and UNAIDS call to action
On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and the Ministry of Health join hands to urge collective and individual action against a public health threat affecting 350 000 people in Pakistan – 80% of whom are unaware of their HIV status. WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Luo Dapeng, Pakistan’s Health Director General Dr Ayesha...
Global and national experts concur: ending polio in Pakistan – and the world – is within reach
Prominent specialists convened by WHO and the Aga Khan University in Karachi conclude that all available evidence corroborates that Pakistan is close to eliminating the global health threat of polio; while warning that the recent detection of poliovirus in Germany shows that the cost of inaction far exceeds the cost of action. International and...
Pakistan launches nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign to protect 34 million children
WHO Representative in Pakistan joined the Federal Health Minister, UNICEF and partners during the launch of a national measles-rubella campaign in Islamabad. Photo credit: WHO/Sara Akmal ISLAMABAD, 19 November 2025 – The Government of Pakistan’s Federal Directorate for Immunization (FDI) – in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and...
