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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.
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...
