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Pakistan hosts groundbreaking meeting to improve access to assistive technology
Islamabad, 8 May 2018 – The first regional meeting on improving access to assistive technology is taking place from 8 to 10 May 2018 in Islamabad. The meeting is being hosted by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination and WHO. Chaired by Ms Saira Afzal Tarar, Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations...
WHO Pakistan applauds health reform progress in Punjab
Credit: WHO Pakistan/A. Zaidi22 March 2018 – At the health stocktake meeting that took place today in Lahore, Dr Jamshaid Ahmed, Head of the WHO Provincial Office in Punjab, expressed his appreciation for the remarkable progress made towards implementation of the Punjab Health Reforms Roadmap. “The journey of the Health Reforms Roadmap under the...
Japan to provide substantial support to Regional Polio Laboratory
Islamabad, 2 March 2018 – The Government of Japan has announced today that they will be providing US$ 3.2 million for the procurement of equipment for the Regional Reference Laboratory for polio eradication, located in the National Institute of Health in Islamabad. With the procurement of state-of-the-art molecular-biology equipment including...
WHO Representative awarded lifelong membership of the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians
Dr Mohammad Assai Ardakani, WHO Representative in Pakistan22 February 2018 –The Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians has awarded lifelong membership of the Pakistan Academy to Dr Mohammad Assai Ardakani, WHO Representative in Pakistan, in recognition of his meritorious services in initiating the family practice programme in 12 model districts...
Fighting anaemia, saving mothers
20 February 2018 – Findings of Pakistan's national nutrition survey 2012–2013 indicate that more than half of Pakistan’s population is anaemic. Anaemia reduces individuals’ well-being, causes fatigue and lethargy and impairs physical capacity and work performance. Moreover, anaemia during pregnancy increases the risk of death or illness in both mother...
Bahawalpur lady health worker receives Polio Hero award
Zahida Parveen receives the Polio Hero award from the Deputy Commissioner of Bahawalpur19 February 2018 – Ms Zahida Parveen, working as a lady health worker and polio vaccinator in Bahawalpur, Punjab province, received a Polio Hero award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for her outstanding participation in anti-polio...
World Leprosy Day: Visit to the oldest leprosy hospital in Pakistan
28 January 2018 – Set up in 1904 by the British Leprosy Mission, the Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital is the oldest facility dedicated to the treatment of leprosy in Pakistan. Located in what is now a crowded part of the city, at the time of establishment, the hospital was a deserted place in the outskirts of the city. Lepers from all over British...
WHO recognizes the contribution of the United Arab Emirates to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan
24 January 2018 – Year 2017 was historic for Pakistan’s polio eradication programme as the country registered an overall 97% drop in wild poliovirus cases from the dire situation of 2014 – cases consistently dropped from highs of 306 to 54 in 2015–2020 in 2016 and only 8 in 2017. Despite many challenges faced by the programme in 2017, fewer...
Pakistan Transgender Empowerment Association: voice for social change and empowerment
The Pakistan Transgender Empowerment Association aims to raise a voice for transgender community rights and issues at national level24 November 2017 – As part of a series of events organized to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December 2017, the Wajood, a community-based transgender community organization in Pakistan launched the Pakistan Transgender...
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences organizes awareness-raising seminar on HIV-related discrimination in health care facilities
The awareness-raising seminar called on all parties to commit to making HIV testing and treatment available and accessible to all through combating stigma and discrimination in health care facilitiesThe Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences organized an awareness-raising seminar on 1 December as part of a week-long series of events to mark...
