14 June 2023 – Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing maternal and newborn mortality and ending preventable still births, in line with the strategic plan “Every Newborn: An Action Plan to End Preventable Deaths” and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda following its hosting of a WHO technical mission to the country in June. In May...

Islamabad, 2 December, 2022 –There is unprecedented support and commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by 2023, and with the current momentum maintained, the country will be able to interrupt transmission in the coming year, a high-level global delegation on polio concluded at the end of its visit to the country on Thursday.  The delegation was led by...

An estimated 1.8 million children were vaccinated in Pakistan's flood-affected areas as measles outbreaks continue to threaten communities after the flooding 23 November 2022 – This summer, the devastating floods throughout Pakistan forced a large population to move into temporary settlements or camps. The unexpectedly high levels of flooding have...

A health worker providing medical assistance at a medical camp in Punjab province. WHO Pakistan Cairo/Islamabad, 8 November 2022: Over the past few weeks, flood waters have continued to recede in many flood-affected areas across Pakistan, but enormous volumes of persistent flood waters remain stagnant in many places. Around 8 million...

In the face of a devastating flood emergency in Pakistan, frontline vaccinators are bravely reaching out to communities with lifesaving health services. Islamabad, 26 September 2022 – Vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases amid a devastating flood crisis is daunting. Vaccinators in Sindh province have endured difficult journeys,...

18 September 2022, Rajanpur, Punjab – Zubaida's family, like thousands of others, built their shelter in Kot Mithan Rajanpur with a few sheets of cloth and whatever they could salvage from their flooded village home. Holding her children, Zubaida said she worries about her family as who are falling sick regularly as they couldn’t afford to pay for...

Cairo/Islamabad, 5 September 2022 – We are following closely and with deep concern the humanitarian crisis currently facing the people of Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon floods. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Pakistan, especially in the directly affected communities and including our own WHO staff and national...

Photo credit: WHO/Mohbeen Ansari Cairo – Islamabad, 30 August 2022 – As districts in Pakistan continue to be affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of significant public health threats facing affected populations, including the risk of further spread of water- and...

5 June 2022 - Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, during his recent visit to Pakistan, inaugurated a nutrition stabilization centre in Islamabad. The centre will provide treatment to severely acute malnourished children with complications as part of a network of WHO-supported state-of-the-art nutrition stabilization centres across the...

27 November 2021 – Pakistan is conducting a measles and rubella campaign to vaccinate more than 90 million children aged between 9 months and 15 years against the deadly measles and rubella viruses. The nationwide campaign is one of the largest in history in spite of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to reach over 95% coverage....