World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and galvanise action on themes related to breastfeeding.Every year from August 1 to 7, families, health workers, and communities around the world come together to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. In 2026, the theme is “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems” – a call to action to build lasting, equitable…

First Lady of Pakistan Aseefa Bhutto Zardari inaugurated Pakistan’s first dedicated residential facility for children with autism at the Centre for Autism Rehabilitation and Training, Sindh (C-ARTS), in Korangi. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah was also present at the inauguration ceremony, which marked a major development in the provision of specialised, long-term care and rehabilitation services for children…

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 100-bed state-of-the-art Cardiac Emergency Department at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, aimed at expanding the hospital’s capacity to provide free emergency cardiac care to patients from across Pakistan. The new facility is being developed through a joint initiative of the Sindh…

The World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), UNICEF Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, joined efforts to promote breastfeeding and improve maternal and child nutrition during activities marking World Breastfeeding Week 2026 in Islamabad. The event highlighted the vital role of breastfeeding in…

Health experts, policymakers, international partners and healthcare leaders gathered in Islamabad to mark World Hepatitis Day 2026, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to eliminating viral hepatitis through stronger partnerships, quality diagnostics and expanded prevention, screening and treatment. The seminar, themed “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” was organized by the Prime Minister’s National Hepatitis Programme under the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations…

Editorial Commentary by Jawaid Ali, Karachi For years, Pakistan’s HIV epidemic has attracted national attention only when major outbreaks make headlines. Yet the real story has been unfolding quietly in blood banks across the country. A recently published systematic review and meta-analysis, based on more than 12.6 million blood donors over nearly four decades, offers the clearest picture yet of…