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Pakistan’s tobacco control measures reduced consumption by 15.7% over 10 years
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2024 confirms the positive impact of Pakistan’s policies under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Pakistan’s Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2024 was presented on 6 June 2026 by WHO and the Ministry of Health in Islamabad. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan/Hamid Inam 3 June 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan–...
WHO recognizes Pakistan’s Tobacco Control Cell and Dr Waseem Janjua with the World No Tobacco Day 2026 Award
2 June 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan– The World Health Organization (WHO) has jointly awarded the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2026 Award to the Tobacco Control Cell of Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination and Dr. Waseem Iftikhar Janjua, Senior Researcher at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI),...
WHO warns that each year tobacco kills 164 000 people and causes economic losses of US$ 6.6 billion in Pakistan
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization is underlining how the tobacco industry targets children to trap them in a cycle of addiction and triggers economic damage 7 times higher than its tax contribution to the country. An image from WHO’s campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2026. Photo credit: WHO 26 May 2026, Islamabad,...
Pakistan, WHO and MSF partner to enhance protection for 93 000 children affected by childhood tuberculosis
The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Common Management Unit of leads a consultation to adapt national policies to the latest international guidelines in partnership with the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Pakistan Paediatric Association. Dr Faisal Siraj, TB Programme Manager at the...
Pakistan, WHO launch Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Programme to reach 1.6 million people in Islamabad Capital Territory
The initiative will be introduced in phases across the country to test over 164 million people, provide life-saving treatment and enhance prevention to advance towards the World Health Assembly goal to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. Pakistan’s Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal and WHO Representative Dr Luo...
Navigating remote Sindh to deliver life-saving vaccines in Pakistan
Vaccinator Ali prepares a vaccine dose during an outreach session in a remote community in Ghorabari, Sindh. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan 30 April 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan – In the narrow, muddy lanes of Ghorabari, Sindh, Ali Muhammad’s motorbike brings hope and medical science to the most remote communities. Over the last two decades, Ali has...
‘This work chose me’: Pakistan’s women vaccinators protecting millions on the frontlines
Vaccinator Laila administers a vaccine in Muzaffargarh, Punjab. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan 29 April, Islamabad, Pakistan – “I didn’t choose this work. This work chose me,” says Sanam, one of the more than 428 000 vaccinators – including 15 000 routine vaccinators and 413 000 polio workers – trained by the World Health Organization (WHO) in...
WHO urges partners to prevent malaria resurgence in Pakistan and end malaria in our lifetime
Pakistan reduced malaria incidence by 10% in 2025 compared to 2024, but still reported 1.8 million cases, as the country has not yet recovered from the surge triggered by the 2022 climate-driven floods. WHO experts in a health facility in Sindh, Pakistan, during a field visit to support a Government-led malaria programme review in April 2026. Photo...
Pakistan: protecting millions against polio with support from KSrelief
Polio worker Hina gives polio drops to a child in Taramari, Islamabad, during the April 2026 national polio campaign in Pakistan. Photo credit: Hamid Inam/WHO Pakistan 23 April 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan – “Just as we care for the children in our own homes and protect them from polio, I want all innocent children in our country to be healthy and...
Pakistan, WHO have protected 160 million children and 130 million mothers with life-saving vaccines over 5 decades
Pakistan ranks among the top five countries worldwide for absolute reductions in child deaths thanks to vaccination. It has averted 2.6 million child deaths from preventable diseases, eradicated smallpox, reduced paralytic polio cases by 99.8% and ensured neonatal tetanus-free areas for 80% of the country’s population. Vaccinator Sanam Sarfaraz...
