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WHO gears up preparedness and response for Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy in Pakistan

Pakistan reaffirms commitment to improving maternal and newborn health

Pakistan maintaining momentum to end polio, says global delegation

Measles-rubella campaign undertaken to prevent disease outbreaks in Pakistan

Health update on the post-flood situation in Pakistan

Selfless heroes battling health emergencies in flood catastrophe

Pakistan’s people ravaged by calamitous floods

Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the floods in Pakistan

Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan

Regional Director inaugurates WHO-supported nutrition stabilization centre in Pakistan

Nationwide measles and rubella campaign aims to vaccinate more than 90 million children

WHO Regional Director visits Pakistan during measles and rubella campaign and inaugurates community COVID-19 vaccination centre

World Polio Day – Calls for commitment for Pakistan to deliver on promise for a polio-free world

Launch of “Sehat Sahulat" programme

Training on gender-based violence conducted for health workers

Diploma in family medicine aims to address shortage of family physicians in Pakistan

Meeting discusses national strategy for COVID-19 vaccine production in Pakistan

Pakistan applauds WHO support in facilitating access to the COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility

COVAX Facility delivers second consignment of US-donated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan

United Arab Emirates re-affirms long-standing commitment to end polio in Pakistan

Another 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine reach Pakistan through COVAX

2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine supplied through COVAX Facility to be rolled out in Pakistan

WHO support strengthens testing capacity for COVID-19 in Pakistan

WHO Representative pays courtesy visit to His Excellency Mr Suh Sangpyo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Islamabad

The brave women of Pakistan fighting polio

WHO delivers supplies to Gilgit Baltistan to strengthen the COVID-19 response

WHO expands country office presence to Gilgit Baltistan

A unified and whole-of-system approach necessary to make sure every child in Pakistan is vaccinated – WHO and UNICEF

Saving lives of mothers and children: saving the future

Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director, and Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan, open WHO-supported, refurbished EPI centre

WHO Regional Director arrives in Pakistan to review health preparedness and response

WHO and National Institute of Health collaborate to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and concern through PCR detection and genome sequencing

Pakistan receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX Facility

UN partner agencies reaffirm support to Government of Pakistan in implementing UHC Benefit Package

WHO and Pakistan sign Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025)

WHO and partners affirm support to end polio in Pakistan

Training of trainers for gynaecologists on health system response to gender-based violence

Essential polio vaccination campaigns resume under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

WHO Pakistan integrating infection, prevention and control measures for COVID-19 response

After heartbreak, a Pakistani doctor's plea for vigilance against COVID-19

WHO welcomes Republic of Korean support to Pakistan to combat COVID-19

WHO provides PCOT and PCR kits to the National Disaster Management Authority

WHO scales-up support to COVID-19 reference hospital in Islamabad as three more cases are confirmed in Pakistan

WHO extends support to Pakistan as it confirms its first two cases of COVID-19

WHO supports older Afghan refugees with provision of assistive devices

WHO support to polio eradication efforts, HIV and nutrition

Regional reference laboratory for polio upgraded with support from Government of Japan

Polio eradication on United Nations Secretary General’s agenda during Pakistan visit

WHO supports public gym under the healthy city programme in Islamabad

WHO supports Government of Pakistan in strengthening novel coronavirus preparedness and response

Needle-free injectors for mass administration of fractional dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan: A survey of caregiver and vaccinator acceptability

More than 9.4 million children vaccinated against typhoid fever in Sindh

Pakistan introduces typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunization schedule in world first

Pakistan first country to introduce new typhoid vaccine into routine immunization programme

WHO and partners mark World Polio Day throughout Pakistan

Pakistan continues its leadership role in improving access to assistive technology

WHO Regional Director's statement on Pakistan

South Korea supports WHO response to HIV outbreak in Pakistan

Pakistan: HIV outbreak in Sindh province

WHO supports response to HIV outbreak in Sindh, Pakistan

Consultation meeting to develop provincial roadmaps and health information system action plan in Pakistan

Capacity-building workshop on ICD 10-compliant medical certification of causes of death

WHO condemns killing of polio worker in Pakistan

Reaching every last child in Punjab with Rotarians – End Polio Now

National workshop on WHO collaborating centres

Simulation exercise to strengthen the laboratory system in Pakistan

‘Life in the driver’s seat on the road to polio eradication in Pakistan’

WHO provides support to Pakistan’s immunization programme to strengthen routine immunization in underserved areas

WHO Director-General urges final push on polio eradication as he concludes his visit to Pakistan

WHO Regional Director praises Pakistan’s strong political commitment to achieving universal health coverage on official visit

Protecting the rights of older people with disabilities among Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan takes a step forward to localize Sustainable Development Goal 3

On World Polio Day, WHO Pakistan acknowledges the contribution of the United Arab Emirates to polio eradication efforts

WHO and UNICEF join forces to support Pakistan’s mass measles immunization campaign

Pakistan’s polio fighters lend a hand in the battle against measles

Mobility support for the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Pakistan

Government of Pakistan bans the sale of loose cigarettes

Pakistani doctor Sana Hafeez named WHO Global Champion for Assistive Technology

First regional consultative meeting on improving access to assistive technology

Pakistan hosts groundbreaking meeting to improve access to assistive technology

WHO Pakistan applauds health reform progress in Punjab

Japan to provide substantial support to Regional Polio Laboratory

WHO Representative awarded lifelong membership of the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians

Fighting anaemia, saving mothers

Bahawalpur lady health worker receives Polio Hero award

World Leprosy Day: Visit to the oldest leprosy hospital in Pakistan

WHO recognizes the contribution of the United Arab Emirates to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan

Pakistan Transgender Empowerment Association: voice for social change and empowerment

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences organizes awareness-raising seminar on HIV-related discrimination in health care facilities

Planning meeting on strengthening the emergency care system in Pakistan

Anti-polio campaign takes place in selected districts

WHO supports Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to control dengue outbreak

Minister of Health, diplomats, heads of agencies in Pakistan pay tribute to the late Dr Mahmoud Fikri

Polio eradication discussed at the at the sixty-fourth session of WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO Pakistan celebrates World Mental Health Day

WHO Director-General and Regional Director open United Arab Emirates photo exhibition at 64th Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Pakistan

More than 37 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Pakistan this week

WHO Pakistan signs agreement to launch joint UN programme on essential services for women and girls subject to violence in Pakistan

Capacity development workshop for hospital managers in Pakistan

Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life and breastmilk works like a baby’s first vaccine

Review of national health information system in Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan, 24-28 July 2017

Pakistan prepared for polio high season

WHO investigates outbreak of chikungunya in Balochistan province, Pakistan

WHO responds to leishmaniasis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

WHO/Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Mission to Pakistan

Pakistan's polio surveillance network: the silent force behind eradication efforts

High-level mission to Pakistan to review the immunization programme in Pakistan

Regional Director thanks United Arab Emirates for support of Polio Eradication Initiative in Pakistan

National consultative workshop on the role of the science community to address Pakistan’s health and nutrition challenges in the context of the SDGs

WHO statement recognizing the United Arab Emirate's contribution to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan

Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination/WHO Joint Statement on the chikungunya virus

Millions of children in Pakistan reached with polio vaccine thanks to United Arab Emirates campaign

Workshop on adverse events following immunization aims to enhance vaccine safety

Islamic Advisory Group supports final push for polio eradication

Technical Advisory Group meets to assess polio eradication efforts in Pakistan

The final frontier in polio eradication

Canada extends support to stop polio transmission in Pakistan

Women working for polio eradication in Pakistan

Technical advisory group optimistic about Pakistan's progress on polio

Pakistan’s polio religious leaders initiative

Immunization leaders call for increased political support for immunization in Pakistan

Pakistan, Canadian High Commission and WHO collaborate to collect comprehensive information on disabilities

WHO does not directly recruit polio health workers

WHO has not closed or withdrawn its operations in Balochistan or elsewhere in Pakistan

Pakistan reaffirms commitment to eradicating polio

WHO's response to floods in Pakistan 2014

Five-day GATS pilot test training, Islamabad

Polio campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Signs of Life campaign award ceremony

Pakistan embarks on an initiative to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases

WHO supports health response to Pakistan earthquake

WHO “Save lives: Clean Your Hands” global campaign, 5 May 2013

Polio hero award

International Health Regulations

Innovative solution for sharps waste management in tertiary care hospital

Suboptimal routine immunization coverage causing measles outbreaks, 2 January 2013

WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan

Consultation workshop with the provincial health department of Punjab

Regional training workshop on improving the management of severe acute malnutrition and nutrition surveillance

Direct disbursement mechanism for polio workers

WHO urges Government to ensure safety of polio vaccination teams

Polio virus found in sewage water sample in Karachi, 5 August 2012

Regional Director attends national polio eradication meeting in Pakistan

Polio eradication worker shot and killed in Karachi, Pakistan

Nai Gaj river breaches banks in Johi, Dadu, 10 July 2012

Workshop on disease surveillance, response and dengue case management guidelines

Every blood donor is a hero

Malnutrition in Punjab a major challenge

WHO mission on assessing drug testing laboratory capacity and functioning

International dengue conference

Home treatment of pneumonia study