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WHO urges action to detect and treat over 13.8 million people infected with hepatitis B and C in Pakistan

WHO urges action to detect and treat over 13.8 million people infected with hepatitis B and C in Pakistan

On World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization reiterates its support for Pakistan to tackle the highest burden of hepatitis C globally, with 10 million of the 10 million cases worldwide. Only 25–30% of the people affected by Hepatitis B and C in Pakistan know it, meaning the vast majority do not undergo testing and do not seek life-saving...

  • 28 Jul 2025
WHO and Gavi support Pakistan's vaccinators with 800 motorbikes to access hard-to-reach areas in 65 priority districts

WHO and Gavi support Pakistan's vaccinators with 800 motorbikes to access hard-to-reach areas in 65 priority districts

A vaccinator from Lahore, Pakistan, on one of the motorbikes handed to the Expanded Programme on Immunization by WHO. Photo credit: WHO23 July 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has distributed more than 800 motorbikes to Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization...

  • 23 Jul 2025
WHO supports Pakistan in prepositioning over 300 000 medical items nationwide to prepare for monsoon health emergencies

WHO supports Pakistan in prepositioning over 300 000 medical items nationwide to prepare for monsoon health emergencies

WHO teams load one of the trucks dispatched to preposition essential medical supplies. Photo credit: WHO/Hamid Inam13 July 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched 5 trucks carrying over 300 000 essential medical items for health departments across Pakistan to be prepositioned for potential health emergency...

  • 13 Jul 2025
WHO, FAO and ADB join hands with Pakistan to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

WHO, FAO and ADB join hands with Pakistan to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

Pakistan’s Pandemic Fund starts its implementation with a national high-level consultation to establish One Health units across the country DG Health, representatives of WHO, FAO, ADB, NIH and provincial and regional authorities during the national consultation held in Islamabad to establish One Health units across the country. Photo credit:...

  • 30 Jun 2025
WHO and Pakistan urge 5 million voluntary blood donations a year to save lives

WHO and Pakistan urge 5 million voluntary blood donations a year to save lives

WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo donates blood during an event organized at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences to commemorate World Blood Donor Day. Photo credit: Maryam Yunus/WHO23 June 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan’s Ministry of Health...

  • 23 Jun 2025
WHO and BISP treat annually 43,000 severely malnourished children in Pakistan, aim to expand their partnership

WHO and BISP treat annually 43,000 severely malnourished children in Pakistan, aim to expand their partnership

Benizair Income Support Programme Chairperson Senator Rubina Khalid and WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo visit the Nutrition Stabilization Centre at the Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital, Islamabad. Photo credit: Sara Akmal/WHO 4 June 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan’s Benizair Income Support...

  • 04 Jun 2025
WHO, the Ministry of Health and partners join forces to combat the health and economic burden of tobacco in Pakistan

WHO, the Ministry of Health and partners join forces to combat the health and economic burden of tobacco in Pakistan

Additional Secretary Health chairing the launching ceremony of the Tobacco Control Toolkit during the celebration of World No Tobacco Day 2025 at the Ministry of Health in Pakistan1 June 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, Pakistan’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced...

  • 01 Jun 2025
Tobacco costs Pakistan 164 000 lives and US$ 2.5 billion annually; urgent tax increases can save lives

Tobacco costs Pakistan 164 000 lives and US$ 2.5 billion annually; urgent tax increases can save lives

Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit, overstretches health systems and also harms non-smokers, and has a particular impact on children and vulnerable populations. Image: WHO27 May 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Pakistan is losing 164 000 lives and PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 700 billion...

  • 27 May 2025
26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan

26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan

New vaccination centre in Nalter Bala, in Gilgit Baltistan. Photo credit: WHO25 May 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, has built 13 prefabricated vaccination centres and initiated the procurement process to deliver 13 additional facilities in underserved areas across the...

  • 25 May 2025
78th World Health Assembly: Pakistan receives recognition for its contribution to global health

78th World Health Assembly: Pakistan receives recognition for its contribution to global health

19 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland/Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan was among the countries that received recognition for outstanding achievements in global health in 2024 during the 78thWorld Health Assembly taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hands over a certificate of...

  • 20 May 2025
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