16 November 2017 – A national meeting on developing consensus-based action priorities based on the results of the WHO Emergency Care System Assessment was convened in Islamabad on 14 and 15 November 2017 by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, Pakistan, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and with...

A girl posing with her finger marking in Samanabad Town, Lahore. WHO/A.S.Khan 2 November 2017 – Pakistan has launched the first sub-national immunization days (SNIDs) campaign of the current low transmission season on 30 October 2017, targeting more than 21 million children under the age of 5. The campaign has taken place in a total of 95...

26 October 2017 – More than 95 000 cases of suspected dengue fever have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan since the start of the outbreak On 19 July 2017, including more than 20 000 laboratory-confirmed cases and 61 deaths. The district of Peshawar has reported the highest number of cases, with a total of 88 000 suspected...

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Ms Saira Afzal Tarar signs the book of condolences for the late Dr Mahmoud FikriFederal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Ms Saira Afzal Tarar, diplomats and heads of international organizations paid tribute to the late Dr...

Islamabad, 10 October 2017 – A special session to review progress of the polio eradication programme in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region was held at the Sixty-fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean taking place from 9 to 12 October 2017 in Islamabad. Addressing the Regional Committee on Tuesday 11 October, Chris...

World Mental Health Day celebrations at WHO Punjab office. WHO/A.S.Khan On World Mental Health Day observed every year on 10 October, World Health Organization (WHO) Pakistan marked the day with the support of psychosocial volunteers from United Nations Critical Incident Stress Management Unit (CISMU). The aim of the event organized by WHO...

Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan H.E Hammad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Alzaabi, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri at the inauguration of UAE-PAP Photo Exhibition at RC 64 in IslamabadIslamabad, 9 October 2017 – Attending the sixty-fourth session of WHO Regional...

In Lahore a child receives polio drops during the polio vaccination campaign. WHO/Anam Sairah Khan19 September 2017 – Pakistan, being one of the last 3 polio-endemic countries in the world, has launched the first national immunization days campaign of the 2017–2018 low transmission season during which more than 37 million children under the age...

29 August 2017 – WHO Pakistan has signed an agreement with UN WOMEN, UNFPA and UNODC today in Islamabad to implement a joint programme on essential services for women and girls subjected to violence and discrimination based on gender and social norms in Pakistan (2017–2019). The agreement was signed in the presence of Mr Niel Buhne, UN Resident...

22 August 2017 – The WHO country office in Pakistan with support provided by the WHO Regional Ofice and in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination is convening a hospital management training course from 21 to 26 August, 2017 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The participants are hospital mangers from 15...