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WHO provides PCOT and PCR kits to the National Disaster Management Authority
25 April 2020 – Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan, handed over PCOT and PCR kits to Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, in the presence of Major General Professor Dr Aamer Ikram, Executive Director of the National Institute of Health, in a ceremony at the WHO country office...
WHO scales-up support to COVID-19 reference hospital in Islamabad as three more cases are confirmed in Pakistan
5 March 2020 –In light of the fifth COVID-19 case announced in Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) in country is prioritizing the need for specialized health care for confirmed patients. Since January, WHO has supported over 20 COVID-19 reference hospitals across the country with various preparedness and response activities, including...
WHO extends support to Pakistan as it confirms its first two cases of COVID-19
Islamabad, 1 March 2019 – Pakistani Health Authorities confirmed two cases of COVID-19. Both confirmed cases are from citizens who travelled to Islamic Republic of Iran for pilgrimage and subsequently returned to their hometowns of Karachi and Rawalpindi with initial respiratory symptoms of the virus. After a series of rigorous tests and...
WHO supports older Afghan refugees with provision of assistive devices
Panian, Haripur, 23 February 2020: The World Health Organization, in a ceremony held at Panian refugees camp, distributed assistive devices among old disabled Afghan refugees with the support of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, on behalf of the American people. The ceremony was largely attended by U.S. senior State diplomats, US...
WHO support to polio eradication efforts, HIV and nutrition
Islamabad 23 February – Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan, visited Larkana and Ratodera, Sindh recently. The visit began with Dr Palitha Mahipala administrating polio drops to children at the Sukkur airport as a part of the ongoing National Immunization Days (NIDs) campaign in the country. Dr Palitha emphasized on vaccinating...
Regional reference laboratory for polio upgraded with support from Government of Japan
Islamabad, 23 February 2020 – Pakistan’s regional reference for polio has been upgraded with support from the Government of Japan through a grant worth US$ 3.3 million. The support will boost Pakistan’s capacity to swiftly track and respond to the poliovirus. The laboratory currently tests more than 30 000 stool samples and 950 environmental...
Polio eradication on United Nations Secretary General’s agenda during Pakistan visit
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lent his support to Pakistan’s national polio vaccination campaign this morning. More than 39 million children across the country are set to be vaccinated this week. Photo: Syed Mehdi Bukhari Lahore, 18 February 2020 – The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres today visited a...
WHO supports public gym under the healthy city programme in Islamabad
17 February 2020 – Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan, at the inauguration of the open gymnasium said, “Noncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Cardiovascular (heart) diseases account for most of these deaths followed by cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes. In...
Needle-free injectors for mass administration of fractional dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan: A survey of caregiver and vaccinator acceptability
The first large-scale vaccination campaign using needle-free jet injectors to administer fractional doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, in February 2019. Data on acceptability of jet injectors were collected from 610 vaccinators and 4898 caregivers during the first four days of the campaign. Of those...
