Islamabad, Pakistan, 18 December 2018 – Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has concluded his first official visit to Pakistan by applauding efforts to boost health and health care in the country. The two-day visit, from 17 to 18 December 2018, included meetings with several government officials and field...

8 November 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has received a generous donation from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM) to address the unmet health and protection needs of older Afghan refugees and host communities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan. The donation of...

8 November 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, organized a national launch of Sustainable Development Goal 3 localization in Pakistan on 30 October 2018 in Islamabad. The event aimed to disseminate national indicators and targets for the...

Islamabad, 23 October 2018 – On World Polio Day, Dr Nima Saeed Abid, Head of WHO Office in Pakistan, thanked the United Arab Emirates for their contribution to Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio. Thanks to the support of the Emirates polio campaign managed by the United Arab Emirates Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE-PAP), tens of millions of...

More than 32 million children will be immunized against measles, an exceptionally contagious and deadly virus, in 2 weeks ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - October 15, 2018 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) joined the Government of Pakistan in kick-starting a nationwide measles campaign to vaccinate more...

Photo: WHO Pakistan/A. Zaidi15 October 2018 – More than 32 million Pakistani children are to be vaccinated against measles in late October in a countrywide immunization campaign that pulls together national funding and the polio programme’s greatest asset: its human resources. From 15 to 27 October, Pakistan’s Expanded Programme on Immunization...

7 August 2018 – Vaccination is a cost-effective method to improve the health status of a population and the EPI intends to prevent vaccine preventable diseases among 23-month-old children. However, immunization coverage remains low in the country and Pakistan continues to experience outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Investment in...

20 June 2018 – In a historical move, the Government of Pakistan has banned the sale of loose cigarette sticks with immediate effect. This landmark decision came through a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) Notification No SRO 415 (1)/2018, published on 3 April this year.  The Notification says that “No retail seller or any person shall sell, offer...

Dr Sana Hafeez receives nomination as WHO Global Champion for Assistive Technology from President of Pakistan Mr Mamnoon Hussain. WHO Pakistan22 May 2018 – 25-year old Pakistani doctor Sana Hafeez has been advocating for improved access to assistive technology ever since a tragic accident left her with a spinal cord injury which meant that she...

His Excellency Mr Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, Her Excellency, Mrs Saira Afzal Tarar, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Dr Zafar Mirza, Director of Department of Health Systems, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Sana Hafeez, first ever WHO Global Champion on Assistive Technology being...