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Capacity-building workshop on ICD 10-compliant medical certification of causes of death
10 April 2019 – The WHO country office in Pakistan, in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, organized two back-to-back national workshops on ICD 10-complaint medical certification of cause of death, based on the WHO approved tool to...
WHO condemns killing of polio worker in Pakistan
Cairo, 9 April 9 2019 –The World Health Organization expresses its shock and dismay at the killing of a dedicated frontline polio worker in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Mr Wajid Ali, who was a staff member of the Kamali Union Council of Tehsil Haleemzai in Mohmand District since April 2017, was shot and killed while he was supporting...
Reaching every last child in Punjab with Rotarians – End Polio Now
A permanent transit post made from a recycled shipping container. Picture by Rotary Pakistan/K....
‘Life in the driver’s seat on the road to polio eradication in Pakistan’
“Polio eradication is a road and driving through this road sparks our imagination and determination to save our children”. Photo: WHO/Pakistan/ S. Kashif Pakistan’s polio programme relies on the efforts of thousands of specialized workers. But if there’s one group almost everyone relies on, it’s the drivers. In the endgame of eradication,...
WHO provides support to Pakistan’s immunization programme to strengthen routine immunization in underserved areas
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari attended a vaccination session during their visit to the Shah Allah Tiddy Health facility in Islamabad on 6 January 201910 January 2019 – WHO has been providing support to Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services,...
WHO Director-General urges final push on polio eradication as he concludes his visit to Pakistan
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari (front left) and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (front right)9 January 2019, Islamabad – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has concluded his official visit to Pakistan today, calling for a final push on polio...
WHO Regional Director praises Pakistan’s strong political commitment to achieving universal health coverage on official visit
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...
Protecting the rights of older people with disabilities among Afghan refugees in Pakistan
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...
