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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...
Antimicrobial resistance contributes to 200,000 annual deaths in Pakistan; WHO and the NIH call for action
The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization announce the Eastern Mediterranean Region’s first national priority pathogen list to combat antimicrobial-resistant infections. The National Institute of Health and WHO lead a symbolic walk to start Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week. Photo credit: WHO/Sara Akmal. 18 November...
WHO and Pakistan initiate consultations to protect 112 million children from violence
The Ministry of Human Rights and the World Health Organization are leading discussions with all provinces and partners to establish a national plan to address and prevent all forms of violence against children. Consultations for the Strategic Action Plan on Violence Against Children concluded in Islamabad on 14 November. Photo credit: WHO/Maryam...
WHO and Pakistan warn that diabetes already affects 1 in 3 adults in the country
The World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health urge all Pakistanis to follow lifestyle recommendations and prevent the risks of a disease afflicting 34.5 million people in Pakistan, the highest proportional burden globally. A health worker conducts a diabetes rapid test in during a screening activity organized by WHO and the Ministry of Health...
