Dr Sania Nishtar thanks Korean deputy minister for dual donor and supplier support
June 26, 2025. Dr Nishtar met with Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Kweon Ki-hwan to thank Korea for its investment and exceptional dual role as both a donor and the fourth largest vaccine supplier to Gavi. She highlighted their contribution to helping Gavi protect more people against more...
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Dr Sania Nishtar meets Central African Republic president at Brussels immunisation summit
June 25, 2025. Dr Nishtar met with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic
in Brussels at the Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation. She noted that investments
in immunisation will help strengthen Gavi’s partnership with CAR and build a healthier, safer world for all.
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Dr Sania Nishtar welcomes heads of state for the Global Summit
June 25, 2025. Dr Nishtar welcomed 10 heads of state and government, 24 ministers, partners, donors,
advocates and champions with a total of 55 countries represented to the Global Summit: Health &
Prosperity through Immunisation in Brussels.
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Dr Sania Nishtar meets Sierra Leone president in Brussels to commend immunisation progress
June 24, 2025. Dr Nishtar met with President Julius Maada Bio in Brussels to commend his leadership as
Sierra Leone maintained progress on routine immunisation while introducing new vaccines and
responding to disease outbreaks. She expressed Gavi’s commitment to continued collaboration with the
health ministry to build a brighter future for Sierra Leone’s...
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Dr Sania Nishtar thanks Canadian MP for strong Gavi support and immunisation investments
June 24, 2025. Dr Nishtar met with Randeep Sarai to thank him for Canada’s strong support for Gavi and
vital investments in immunisation. She expressed appreciation for Global Affairs Canada’s partnership
and commitment to global health security and vaccine equity.
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Heartfile’s E-poster on New Tobacco and Nicotine Products (NTNPs) at the WCTC in Dublin
Dublin, June 23rd, 2025: Heartfile’s e-poster titled “Tackling Emerging Tobacco Challenges: Regulatory Gaps and Future Strategies for NTNPs in Pakistan” was part of the visual abstracts session at the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC), held in Dublin on June 23rd, 2025. The e-poster highlighted the importance of regulatory readiness...
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Dr Sania Nishtar advocates for resilience over reliance at G20 Health Summit
June 19, 2025. Dr Nishtar delivered a keynote speech at the H20 Summit hosted by the G20 Partnership,
highlighting that investments in Gavi build resilience rather than reliance, and why empowering countries
to assume full responsibility for health programmes should be a guiding principle for all global health
organisations.
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Radical transformation for a new global health architecture
The Gavi Leap: radical transformation for a new global health architecture (The Lancet, June...
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Dr Sania Nishtar meets Moroccan health minister on vaccine equity and African sovereignty
June 12, 2025. Dr Nishtar met with Health and Social Protection Minister Amine Tahraoui to commend
Morocco’s deep commitment to vaccine equity and African health sovereignty. She praised the ministry’s
vision for bolstering vaccine manufacturing on the continent.
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Dr Sania Nishtar praises Morocco’s immunisation leadership with finance minister
June 12, 2025. Dr Nishtar held discussions with Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui to commend
Morocco’s leadership on expanding immunisation coverage, bolstering vaccine manufacturing and
emerging as a regional champion of South-South cooperation.
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Dr Sania Nishtar visits state-of-the-art Marbio vaccine facility in Morocco
June 11, 2025. Dr Nishtar visited the state-of-the-art Marbio vaccine manufacturing facility in Rabat,
Morocco, highlighting its potential to become a regional centre of excellence with reliable vaccine
capacity and international market capabilities for future pandemic response. She congratulated Morocco’s
health ministry and diplomatic mission on the achievement.
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