{"id":2814,"date":"2025-06-12T07:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:23:40","slug":"pakistan-selected-for-global-childhood-cancer-medicines-program-starting-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/pakistan-selected-for-global-childhood-cancer-medicines-program-starting-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Selected for Global Childhood Cancer Medicines Program Starting 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"474\"><strong>Islamabad<\/strong>: A delegation from the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACC) met with Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal to discuss Pakistan\u2019s participation in a landmark international initiative. The delegation included representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters and the renowned St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"788\">Minister Mustafa Kamal expressed his pride over Pakistan&#8217;s selection for the 2025 rollout of this global program, calling it a significant milestone in the country\u2019s healthcare development. He stated that the initiative will ensure free access to childhood cancer medicines across the country starting next year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"1009\">\u201cThis is a proud moment for us,\u201d Kamal said. \u201cPakistan\u2019s inclusion in this program is a testament to our commitment to addressing childhood cancer. I extend heartfelt congratulations to everyone who made this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1337\">Kamal emphasized that Pakistan must fully leverage the resources and support offered by the GPACC to maximize impact. He highlighted the urgency of the initiative by noting that over 8,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in Pakistan, and many of them lose their lives due to lack of access to essential medicines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1555\">\u201cThe timely and effective treatment of children suffering from cancer remains a major challenge,\u201d Kamal added. \u201cThrough GPACC, Pakistan can tap into global resources to address local challenges and save young lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: A delegation from the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACC) met with Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal to discuss Pakistan\u2019s participation in a landmark international initiative. The delegation included representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters and the renowned St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital. Minister Mustafa Kamal expressed his pride &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-education","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2816,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions\/2816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}