WHO and Pakistan Train 140,000 Health Workers for November Immunization Campaign

Spokesman Report Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) is partnering with the Government of Pakistan to train over 140,000 health workers for the upcoming nationwide measles and rubella…

WHO’s Vital Role in Pakistan’s Health Emergency Preparedness for Monsoon Floods

Spokesman Report Islamabad :11 July 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched five trucks carrying over 300,000 essential medical items for health departments across Pakistan to…

WHO, Pakistan and partners prepare health emergency response for 1.3 million people ahead of monsoon floods

Spokesman Report Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) joined hands with the Government of Pakistan and health sector partners to discuss the Monsoon Contingency Plan 2025 and prepare…

WHO, FAO and ADB join hands with Pakistan to strengthen pandemic prevention

Spokesman Report Islamabad, Pakistan – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) joined hands with the Government of Pakistan to…

WHO supports “Big Catch-Up” initiative to vaccinate 2.8 million children in Pakistan

Spokesman Report Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with the Government of Pakistan to protect with life-saving vaccines 2.8 million children who had missed routine doses due to the…

WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of two COVID treatments

The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic LONDON:Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the…

Inauguration of the Dry Storage Warehouse

Spokesman Report Islamabad: WHO Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari and WHO Pakistan Representative Dr Palitha Mahipala inaugurated the Dry Storage Warehouse at the Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI) to enhance the…

WHO Supports Water Quality Testing and Water Chlorination in AWD Affected-Areas Karachi

Spokesman Report Islamabad: WHO Pakistan Representative Dr.Palitha Mahipala accompanied by DHO Central (Karachi) visited the Sakhi Hassan pumping station and spoke to the community regarding its water use. Water samples…

WHO Regional Director Inaugurated the “Community Vaccination Center” at Peshawar Bar Council

Spokesman Report  Peshawar:  Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Regional Director of EMRO and Dr Palitha Mahipala WHO Country Representative in Pakistan arrived at Peshawar Bar Council for the Inauguration of “Community Vaccination…

Drive-through vaccination centre in KMU & support to KTH

Islamabad: Drive-through mass vaccination is an efficient method for delivering vaccinations to the masses safely and quickly. WHO representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Mahipala along with HEC and Information Minister…