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Free medicines bring new hope for children battling cancer in Pakistan
The partnership between WHO and the Ministry of Health to address childhood cancer plays a crucial role in combating noncommunicable diseases which account for 53% of all deaths in the country Hasnain, a cancer patient, with his mother at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. Photo credit: Sara Akmal/WHO Pakistan28 September 2025,...
Pakistan joins 150 countries to protect 13 million girls from cervical cancer with WHO-prequalified vaccine
Over 49 000 Pakistani health workers trained by the World Health Organization will be mobilized by the Government of Pakistan in a campaign that targets girls aged 9–14 years WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo joined the official launch of the campaign presided over by Federal Minister of Health Syed Mustafa Kamal. Photo: WHO...
Protecting babies in Pakistan through Kangaroo Mother Care
Faiza with her daughter Aizal on her follow-up visit at the Kangaroo Mother Care Centre, Haripur District Headquarters Hospital. 10 September 2025, Islamabad - "We stayed at the Kangaroo Mother Care Centre because Aizal had low weight, only 2 kilograms,” said Faiza, a mother from Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Aizal, a “miracle” baby...
Gates Foundation and WHO partner to meet the health needs of 465 000 people affected by floods in Pakistan
The donation will support the World Health Organization’s partnership with Pakistan to strengthen preparedness and response in 33 high-risk and priority flood-affected districts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan. WHO Representative and teams during a visit with provincial authorities to evaluate the impact of a recent...
WHO training 49,000 health workers for Pakistan’s first HPV drive to protect 13 million girls from cervical cancer
The introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine aligns with the World Health Assembly’s Global Strategy to eliminate the third most frequent cancer among women in Pakistan. Health workers attend a WHO-led training for the introduction of the HPV vaccine in Punjab, Pakistan. Photo credit: WHOJuly 2025, Islamabad Pakistan – The World Health...
WHO: breastfeeding critical for public health and preventing annual losses of US$2.8 billion in Pakistan
Only 48.4% of Pakistani children under six 6 months are exclusively breastfed, well below the World Health Assembly’s 2030 target of 60%. A mother and a child in a WHO-supported nutrition stabilization centre where mothers receive counselling on breastfeeding. Photo credit: WHO/Sajjad Hafeez10 August 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – As World...
Testing and treatment bring new hope to hepatitis C patients in Pakistan
Surayya, an HCV survivor, at Islamabad’s Civil Dispensary. Photo credit: Sara Akmal/WHO Pakistan3 August 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – “Hepatitis C is a deadly disease; everyone should get tested,” says Safina Saqib, a hepatitis C patient now fully recovered. She is one of the 30 000 patients from slum areas of Islamabad Capital Territory who have...
Pakistan and WHO aim to intensify hepatitis C prevention to avert 850 000 deaths and 1 million new infections
Experts from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization estimate that, in addition to saving lives, the country will save PKR 3.3 billion over the next 5 years Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal chairs the celebration of World Hepatitis Day, accompanied by WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo. Photo credit: WHO/Sara...
Pakistan and WHO launch National Cholera Plan targeting a 90% reduction in mortality by 2030
The plan emphasizes the importance of preparedness for increasingly severe climate change-induced disasters such as the 2022 floods, which triggered over 370,000 suspected cases. 29 July 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the National Cholera Control Plan 2025–2028,...
Pakistan signs agreement with WHO to access free cancer medicines for 8000 children annually
Pakistan becomes the second country in the region to join the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, aiming to address the lack of treatment affecting at least 50% of pediatric patients and to increase their survival rate from 30% to 60% by 2030. 29, July 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
