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...

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...

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...

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...