Pakistan to access free cancer medicines for 8,000 children annually from WHO

30/7/2025 7:27

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan's Ministry of Health signed an agreement on Tuesday to formalize the country's participation in the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, aiming to provide quality-assured, free-of-cost medicines to children suffering from cancer.



According to a statement from the WHO, the agreement would bring new hope to children battling cancer in Pakistan, with a goal to increase the survival rate from 30 percent to 60 percent by 2030.



Limited access to treatment has been one of main factors behind the country's low childhood cancer survival rate, with over 8,000 new cases diagnosed annually, said the WHO.