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The magnitude and frequency of infectious diseases, other public health hazards and emergencies, often associated with high morbidity and mortality, as well as considerable socio-economic impact have established the critical need for building sustained preparedness and response capacities at the country level. International Health Regulations...
Innovative solution for sharps waste management in tertiary care hospital
WHO Pakistan in collaboration with the Health Foundation Pakistan, a nongovernmental organization, Pakistan Medical and Research Council and Manual needle removers disable syringesJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Hospital, Karachi, piloted an injection safety project to identify an innovative, cost-effective, replicable solution to break the...
Suboptimal routine immunization coverage causing measles outbreaks, 2 January 2013
2 January 2013, Islamabad – Figures collected from various official sources and surveys provide evidence of the current outbreak of measles in different parts of Pakistan resulting from insufficient rates of routine immunization coverage, the World Health Organization confirmed here on Wednesday. The WHO Representative for Pakistan, Dr Guido...
WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan
18 December 2012, Islamabad – The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF join the Government of Pakistan and the provinces of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in condemning the multiple attacks that have killed six health workers in the past 24 hours. At least six people working on a polio vaccination campaign have been reported shot dead in...
Consultation workshop with the provincial health department of Punjab
10 December 2012 – A one-day consultation workshop with the provincial health department of Punjab was conducted in Lahore on the institutionalization of national protocol (draft) on the health sector's response to gender-based violence under WHO’s gender and health programme, part of the One UN Gender Equality Initiative. The basic purpose of...
Regional training workshop on improving the management of severe acute malnutrition and nutrition surveillance
18 October 2012, Islamabad – A regional training workshop on improving the management of severe acute malnutrition and nutrition surveillance was Dr Ayoub AlJawaldeh, WHO Regional Adviser, Nutrition, addressing the workshoporganized by the Planning and Development Division of the Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with WHO, from 18 to 22 October...
Direct disbursement mechanism for polio workers
The World Health Organization has announced that it will pay front-line polio eradication workers directly in 10 districts in the upcoming September The direct disbursement mechanism will better reward and motivate vaccinators and other field workers who face challenging circumstances in their efforts to reach every child with polio vaccinesubnational...
WHO urges Government to ensure safety of polio vaccination teams
Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, attends the fourth meeting of the National Task Force on Polio Eradication in PakistanIslamabad, 7 August 2012 – Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has praised the efforts of the Government of Pakistan in decreasing the number of polio cases in...
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...
