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Polio virus found in sewage water sample in Karachi, 5 August 2012
A young boy receives a polio vaccine during a national immunization day in Pakistan5 August 2012 – Poliovirus has been found in sewage water samples collected from Gaddap town in Karachi. Samples have previously been clear for about 4 months. Gaddap town is one of the poliovirus reservoirs in the country. Substantial efforts have been made over...
Regional Director attends national polio eradication meeting in Pakistan
7 August 2012 – Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean attends national polio eradication meeting in Pakistanvisited Pakistan for one day to discuss WHO technical support to the Government of Pakistan in light of the polio emergency and to identify...
Polio eradication worker shot and killed in Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Muhammad Ishaq in Polio compaignKARACHI/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 21 July 2012 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are deeply saddened by the killing of , a local community worker who was part of the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan. Mr. Ishaq was shot and killed in the Gadap town area of Karachi on Friday evening. Polio...
Nai Gaj river breaches banks in Johi, Dadu, 10 July 2012
WHO staff member surveys the flooding of the Johi–Chinni road 11 July 2012 – The district of Dadu borders Balochistan and the mountainous range of Khirthar. Due to heavy rains in Khuzdar and Kalat, water levels of the Nai Gaj river rose and the river breached its banks. Water has reached the Kachho area of Johi. Ten villages have been surrounded and...
Workshop on disease surveillance, response and dengue case management guidelines
19 June 2012 – WHO, in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan and provincial health departments, organized a consultative workshopParticipants of the workshop on disease surveillance and response and dengue case management guidelines on the national disease surveillance and response system and dengue case management guidelines in...
Every blood donor is a hero
14 June 2012 – The World Health Organization recommends and supports national blood supplies to be achieved through 100% Press conference convened by the Ministry of Health of Pakistan on the occasion of World Blood Donor Dayvoluntary and unpaid blood donations. In 62 countries of the world, mostly the industrialized nations, blood supplies are...
Malnutrition in Punjab a major challenge
17 May 2012 – Malnutrition is a huge challenge for Punjab, and Pakistan in general, said Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Health, Punjab, Kh. Salman Rafique at a one day workshop on nutrition sentinel site surveillance in Punjab on 17 May 2012. The workshop was organized by the WHO country office, in collaboration with the provincial...
WHO mission on assessing drug testing laboratory capacity and functioning
5 May 2012 – A WHO mission on assessing the drug testing quality control laboratory capacity and functioning has found that the knowledge and skills of staff in the quality management system in the laboratory should be improved. The WHO mission visited Lahore at the request of the Federal and Punjab governments to provide technical support to assess...
International dengue conference
A speaker at the international dengue conference in Lahore29 February 2012 – An international conference on dengue fever, organized by WHO, the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Punjab, was held today in Lahore. The outbreak of dengue fever last year in Pakistan, and especially in Lahore, was the largest ever experienced. Dr Guido...
Home treatment of pneumonia study
11 November 2011 – Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, WHO announced that a study conducted in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has shown that pneumonia can be easily controlled and treated at home. The research was coordinated by WHO, undertaken by Save the Children (United States) in collaboration with lady health workers and supported by the...
