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On 21st October 2026, Her Excellency Mrs. Sajidha Mohamed, First Lady of the Republic of Maldives, visited the NIH, Islamabad.
She commended NIH’s dedication and advanced infrastructure in safeguarding public health. She expressed strong interest in future collaboration with NIH.
A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently visited the National Institute of Health (NIH), Pakistan, to advance multi-sectoral collaboration under the One Health framework.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah, Member of the Board of Governors, NIH, a meeting was held with Dr. Arshad Qaimkhani, CEO of the Sehat Sahulat Program, and the NIH team, including the Chief, CDC, to explore avenues for enhanced institutional collaboration.
A high-level Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) mission of the UN, including Dr. Scott Newman, Senior Animal Health & Production Officer, and Mr. Zack Dvornicky Raymond, One Health Wildlife Specialist, FAO Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific, visited the NIH today.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) organized a two-day Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Spokesperson Workshop in Gilgit-Baltistan, with support from WHO and the Health Department, GB, under the Pandemic Fund.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducted a three-day consultation workshop to review and finalize the First National Bio-risk Management Guidelines for Laboratories.
To strengthen national health security and streamline diagnostic surveillance networks across Pakistan, a two-day technical workshop was successfully conducted to review the National Guidelines for Sample Collection and Sample Referral Mechanisms.
A 02-Day IDSR System Cascade Training was successfully conducted for Heads of Departments of the Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen disease surveillance, timely reporting, and public health response.
Prof. Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah, Member of the Board of Governors (BOG), made a surprise visit to the National Institute of Health (NIH). During the visit, senior officials briefed him on the operations and strategic initiatives of the Center for Disease Control Division, NIH.
As part of "Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW) 2026", the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Pakistan, is organizing a webinar on:
“Tackling the Fungal Disease Threat: From Diagnostics to Genomics”
Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8909678565…
The National Steering Committee Meeting for the Pandemic Fund was held at the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination to review progress, address implementation challenges, and strengthen coordination among the One Health Secretariat.
Tracking data. Investigating outbreaks. Protecting communities. This is field epidemiology in action. #WorldFieldEpiDay #DiseaseDetectives
World Field Epidemiology Day 2026- Protecting Communities from Behind the Scenes: The global day highlights routine surveillance, quiet outbreak prevention, and health security efforts that happen before a crisis hits.
A significant milestone for One Health coordination in KP with the inauguration of the One Health Secretariat at the Directorate General Health Services (DGHS), KP. Congratulations to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all partners who contributed to this milestone.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), Pakistan, is pleased to announce the launch of the Pakistan Wastewater Surveillance Strategy, available on the NIH website. nih.org.pk/wp-content/upload…
The National Health Data Center (NHDC), NIH Islamabad, successfully organized a One-Day Hands-on Training Session for the 1st Batch of Healthcare Workers from PIMS and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on the implementation of the National Cancer Registry of Pakistan.
The CDC-NIH, in collaboration with JSI and the Sindh Livestock & Fisheries Department and Sindh Health Department, has successfully conducted, for the first time, a Frontline- FETP course specifically tailored for the livestock and veterinary sector of Sindh.
The Centre for Disease Control, NIH, in collaboration with the CDC-US, organized a three-day training in Islamabad to strengthen disease surveillance through the integration of Private healthcare facilities into the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system.
The NIH, in collaboration with PIC Peshawar, organized a one-day seminar on Fungal Disease Awareness, focusing on Candida auris—an emerging and serious public health concern with implications for healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and IPC.
