The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) is an American nonprofit organization[2] headquartered in Westmont, Illinois, United States.

[3] In 1976, Dr. Zaheer Ahmed, a Pakistani gastroenterologist based in Michigan, envisioned an idea of a professional organization of Pakistani physicians in the U.S and Canada that would provide a platform for social gatherings and a vehicle for educational and humanitarian projects in Pakistan.

APPNA was registered in the state of Michigan as a non-profit charitable organization on 29 August 1978.

The four meetings are: Amidst news of the exorbitantly high prices of the COVID-19 vaccine set in Pakistan, APPNA wrote to the Prime Minister to express its concern.

The association recommended that the government should undertake the task of importing the vaccine itself, "on an emergent basis" as it is "best positioned to negotiate favorable rates with manufacturers."