Pakistan, July 30 -- In a major step toward improving child health outcomes, Pakistan has signed a landmark agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide free cancer medicines to children across the country. The agreement, formalized through a Letter of Agreement (LoA), marks Pakistan's inclusion in the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GCCM), a WHO led initiative to expand access to life-saving cancer treatments for children in low- and middle-income countries.

The signing ceremony was held in Islamabad and attended by Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal, who also inaugurated the National Cholera Control Plan 2025-2028 on the occasion. The Minister announced that under this agreement, ...