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Meeting of Pakistan’s Technical Working Group on Healthy Ageing

Meeting of Pakistan’s Technical Working Group on Healthy Ageing

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,...

  • 28 Aug 2024
WHO gears up preparedness and response for Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy in Pakistan

WHO gears up preparedness and response for Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy in Pakistan

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 Jun 2023
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to improving maternal and newborn health

Pakistan reaffirms commitment to improving maternal and newborn health

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...

  • 14 Jun 2023
Pakistan maintaining momentum to end polio, says global delegation

Pakistan maintaining momentum to end polio, says global delegation

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...

  • 04 Dec 2022
Measles-rubella campaign undertaken to prevent disease outbreaks in Pakistan

Measles-rubella campaign undertaken to prevent disease outbreaks in Pakistan

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...

  • 23 Nov 2022
Health update on the post-flood situation in Pakistan

Health update on the post-flood situation in Pakistan

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...

  • 08 Nov 2022
Selfless heroes battling health emergencies in flood catastrophe

Selfless heroes battling health emergencies in flood catastrophe

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,...

  • 28 Sep 2022
Pakistan’s people ravaged by calamitous floods

Pakistan’s people ravaged by calamitous floods

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...

  • 18 Sep 2022
Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the floods in Pakistan

Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the floods in Pakistan

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...

  • 05 Sep 2022
Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan

Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan

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...

  • 30 Aug 2022
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