Ayesha Raza, a Pakistani polio survivor, administering polio drops during a vaccination campaign. Photo credit: NEOC Pakistan23 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan –From vaccination campaigns to disease surveillance, women are at the forefront of the fight against polio across Pakistan, defying challenges, overcoming social norms, building trust...

Students during a session of the Model-WHO at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan21 April 2025, Karachi/Islamabad, Pakistan ­– “Engaging in debates on global health challenges and hearing diverse perspectives was eye-opening. I am truly grateful for an incredible experience at Model-WHO,” said Munir, one of the...

Neonatal Intensive Care Centre at the District Headquarter Hospital in Haripur. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan/Hamid Inam7 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – On the occasion of World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on international and national partners to urgently invest in reducing maternal and newborn deaths as a crucial...

Fatima, a Lady Health Worker administering a tetanus-diptheria injection to a pregnant woman in a remote area of Sindh. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan3 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – "Fatima is not just a health worker. She is an angel who brought light back into my life." The words are Maloka’s, a young mother from a remote village in...

Saima giving a labour care demonstration to midwifery students at the Health Services Academy, Islamabad. Photo credit: Sara Akmal/WHO Pakistan2 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – “By integrating insights from the WHO Labour Care Guide into my teaching, I aim to empower midwifery students to make informed decisions that will positively impact the...

Special Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services, Mirza Nasir-ud-Din Mashud, and Deputy WHO Representative M. Ellen Thom during the commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day 2025 at WHO Pakistan premises26 March 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government...

A vaccinator administering a routine dose in a remote area of Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan23 March 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – During the first and second rounds of the Big Catch-Up immunization campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) partnered with the Government of Pakistan to administer lifesaving vaccines to 2.8 million...

A lady health worker administering a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine to a pregnant woman in a remote area of Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan20 March 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PAK) have achieved the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), taking Pakistan closer to...

Fatima, a Lady Health Worker, is administering the Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine to a pregnant woman in the rural area of Thatta, Sindh. Photo: WHO Pakistan 28 February 2025, Karachi/Islamabad, Pakistan – The elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) in Sindh province, recently validated by the World Health Organization (WHO), marks a...

8 December 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan – Ahead of International Universal Health Coverage Day, celebrated annually on 12 December, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo urged stakeholders and donors to strengthen their support for the Government of Pakistan as it seeks to expand universal health coverage (UHC),...