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15 04, 2012

Use of contraceptives can further improve in Pakistan

2017-04-26T12:35:17+00:00

If contraceptive prevalence can rise by 9% in districts such as Rajanpur, Charsadda, Sanghar and Mardan, the uptake of family planning use can also happen throughout the country, said Dr. Ali Mir, Chairperson FALAH, a project of the Population Council at a Seminar titled ‘Family Planning Revitalised - The Falah Experience’ held recently in Islamabad. [...]

15 07, 2011

Delivering better health services to Pakistan’s Poor – A World Bank Report

2017-04-26T12:35:25+00:00

Pakistan is not on track to achieve most Millennium development goals (MDGS) related to health, nutrition and population. Given its current rate of progress, in 2015 Pakistan’s infant mortality rate (IMR) will be 65 deaths per 1,000 live births and the under-five mortality rate U5MR will be 78,considerably above the MDG4 targets of 33 and [...]