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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...
WHO trains 140 000 health workers ahead of Pakistan’s drive to protect 35 million children from measles and rubella
The World Health Organization is partnering with the Government of Pakistan to prepare a nationwide preventive campaign scheduled from 17 to 29 November 2025. Health workers attend a WHO-led training session for the measles and rubella campaign in Balochistan province, Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO 30 October 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World...
Empowering youth to bridge the mental health gap in Pakistan
Annum Tanveer, a clinical psychologist, conducts a counselling session with students from a community school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan 25 October 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – “Awareness about mental health is important to address the stigmas around it,” said Sejal, a psychology student at the National University of...
Dr Chris Schmotzer: “I wanted to work in a country where more medical services were needed”
The Medical Director of the Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital in Pakistan recalls what inspired her, 4 decades ago, to leave Germany and move 6000 km to serve the most vulnerable 9 October 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – Islamabad, Shortly after completing her medical studies in 1988, Dr Chris Schmotzer, a German physician, travelled to Pakistan to serve the...
Masood Khan, Pakistan: From polio survivor to vaccinator in Peshawar
8 October 2025 – “I couldn’t walk because of polio, so my brother used to carry my bag to school every day. When other children were playing at school, I could only watch them and feel sad. It was very disappointing. That is why I took up the vaccinator course to help protect children from this crippling disease called polio.” Growing up with a...
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 Pakistan 28 September...
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...
