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WHO and National Institute of Health collaborate to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and concern through PCR detection and genome sequencing
2 June 2021 – WHO and the National Institute of Health recently signed a 'letter of intent’ to signal their intention to collaborate to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of interest and variants of concern through PCR detection and genome sequencing. The letter of intent was signed at the WHO country...
Pakistan receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX Facility
More than one million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine delivered by COVAX Facility to support Government’s efforts to vaccinate high-risk people across Pakistan Islamabad, 8 May 2021 – Today Pakistan received its first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines (SII-AZ AZD1222) from the COVAX Facility. The consignment of 1 238...
UN partner agencies reaffirm support to Government of Pakistan in implementing UHC Benefit Package
“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being”.
WHO and Pakistan sign Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025)
WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Mahipala and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan sign Country Cooperation...
WHO and partners affirm support to end polio in Pakistan
Islamabad, 25 October 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) marked international World Polio Day on October 24 by recognizing the...
Essential polio vaccination campaigns resume under strict COVID-19 prevention measures
20 July 2020 – Essential polio immunization campaigns are restarting in the Eastern Mediterranean Region this week under strict COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures, following a 4-month pause on all vaccination campaigns, including those to stop ongoing polio outbreaks. Pakistan today kicked off a small-scale polio outbreak response...
WHO Pakistan integrating infection, prevention and control measures for COVID-19 response
20 June 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for health care systems across the globe, but especially in Pakistan. Infection prevention and control measures in health facilities are in urgent need of reform to cope with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Before the crisis, global estimates suggested that more than 1.4...
After heartbreak, a Pakistani doctor's plea for vigilance against COVID-19
15 June 2020 – “When my son was in his hospital bed, and they were giving him medicine, he’d say, ‘Mama, the mechanism of action of this drug is this, these are the side-effects.’” Dr Shabnam Tahir’s son, Salman, was a medical student preparing to become an anaesthesiologist when COVID-19 started spreading in Pakistan. Salman Tahir, a 21-year-old...
WHO welcomes Republic of Korean support to Pakistan to combat COVID-19
Islamabad, 25 April 2020 – The Government of the Republic of Korea has announced that it will be providing US$ 300 000 to the World Health Organization in Pakistan to support the country’s response in controlling the outbreak and spread of COVID-19.
