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…

The 2025 funding crisis has thrown the AIDS response into turmoil with massive disruptions to HIV prevention and community led services, particularly for the most vulnerable. However, the new report by UNAIDS shows evidence that resilience, investment and innovation combined with global solidarity still offer a path to end AIDS. The global response to HIV has suffered its most significant…

Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that Pakistan will begin developing its own vaccines with the support of China, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, as international donor assistance for vaccines is expected to end by 2030.Addressing the Inauguration Ceremony of Indus University’s North Karachi Campus, Syed Mustafa Kamal said that India had stopped the supply of vaccines to…

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Thursday inaugurated the Indus University Hospital, a landmark healthcare project that, upon completion over the next three years, will become Pakistan’s largest free-of-cost hospital with a projected capacity of 1,350 beds. The Rs72 billion project aims to provide comprehensive medical services to millions of patients annually without charge.The opening ceremony was…

Vice Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Professor Nazli Hussain, has said that in the modern era of artificial intelligence, increased competition is a natural phenomenon; however, adaptability, continuous hard work, and a passion for lifelong learning are the qualities that lead individuals toward new and better opportunities. She emphasized that during this journey, respect for human life…