September 11, 2026
Hasina’s Daughter Resigns as WHO Regional Director
Saima Wazed has resigned as WHO regional director for South-East Asia a day after a WHO committee recommended her dismissal, amid fraud and forgery charges she denies.
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June 25, 2026
Pakistan Races June Deadline to Halt Wild Polio as 2026 Case Count Holds at Three
With only three wild poliovirus cases recorded so far in 2026 and environmental detections shrinking to a handful of districts, Pakistan is pushing to interrupt transmission within a critical first-half window even as militant attacks on vaccinators persist.
January 24, 2023
WHO seeks $2.54b to counter health emergencies like Pakistan’s floods
World Health Organization has launched a funding appeal for 2.54 billion dollars this year to help people worldwide facing health emergencies, such as climate-induced floods in Pakistan. The Geneva-based UN agency in its appeal said, around 339 million people need humanitarian assistance globally. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged donors to be generous and help the agency to save lives, prevent spread of diseases and support communities as they rebuild.
Obesity an eating disorder (Opinion)
Obesity is a condition characterized by excessive accumulation of fat in the body or a person who’s overweight, with a lot of body fat. Except for smoking. It is gradually becoming an unpreventable cause of death worldwide. According to the WHO, 58.1% People of Pakistan are overweight and 43.9% of the population is suffering from obesity similarly, according to Asian Cutoffs, 72.3% People Of Pakistan are overweight and 58.1% of the population is suffering from obesity. Obesity is generally caused by consuming more calories, particularly those in fatty and sugary foods, eating excessive amounts of cheap high-calorie food and spending
