Friday 12 June, Islamabad – WHO and UNICEF have applauded the Government of Pakistan’s continued efforts to eradicate polio. The United Nations agencies commended the concerted efforts made to make sure that vaccination programmes continued even during COVID-19 surges in the...

13 June 2021 – WHO in Pakistan is striving hard to bring about a positive change in the health care system, a system which ensures the health and well-being of mothers and their newborn children by supporting health departments to establish, refurbish and equip maternal and child health care centres across the country.  On his recent visit to...

13 June 2021 – The World Health Organization continues to support federal and provincial health ministries and health departments to strengthen and increase vaccination coverage under the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Pakistan. In support of these efforts, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean,...

6 June 2021, Islamabad  – On the first day of a week’s mission to Pakistan, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari formally opened 2 COVID-19 vaccination centres, a laboratory for infectious disease testing, a nutrition stabilization centre for children, and a refurbished gymnasium to help combat noncommunicable...

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...

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...

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being”.

WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Mahipala and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan sign Country Cooperation...