23 September 2024 – To commemorate #WorldPatientSafetyDay2024, World Health Organization (WHO) Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations & Coordination, organized an awareness raising walk and advocacy seminar to foster collective efforts to improve diagnosis. Representatives from WHO, Ministry of...

“Together, we are taking a vital step towards combating malnutrition and ensuring a healthier future for our children" 25 September 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) have signed an agreement to work together to tackle malnutrition in Pakistan. The agreement was signed by...

25 September 2024, Islamabad – On 24 September, the World Health Organization signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). The agreement covers the management of 169 nutrition stabilization centres at district headquarter hospitals and a number of tehsil headquarter hospitals across the country and...

27 August, Islamabad, Pakistan – A 2-day workshop convened by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (MoNHSR&C) on 7–8 August 2024 at COMSTECH Islamabad brought together stakeholders to validate the preliminary findings of its bottleneck analysis (BNA) of family planning in Pakistan. WHO provided the Ministry with...

15 September 2024, Pakistan – A landmark collaboration between the tuberculosis (TB) and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) programmes has started in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Following WHO Pakistan’s support for the supply of essential medicines and equipment to strengthen TB and...

27 August 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan – The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (MoNHSR&C) convened the third meeting of the National Technical Working Group (TWG) on Healthy Ageing on 9 August 2024 in Islamabad. The TWG includes representatives from MoNHSR&C, federal and provincial social welfare departments,...

Islamabad, June 14 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government of Pakistan's efforts to prepare for and respond to the public health impact of Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to hit parts of Pakistan today.    WHO's Incident Management Support Team (IMST) has been activated to ensure coordination of all...

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...