Four in ten under five children are stunted according to the new National Nutrition Survey (NNS), published by the Government of Pakistan today. The survey shows a 4 per cent decrease since the last survey conducted in 2011, and that nearly two out of every ten children under five also suffer from wasting. The survey [...]
Families in Pakistan are getting healthier according to the newly released 2017-18 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS). The 2017-18 PDHS is the fourth DHS survey conducted in Pakistan since 1990-91. The survey results, released today at a national seminar in Islamabad organized by NIPS, highlight major improvements in child survival and maternal health care, [...]
Govt to reactivate Population Commission; to set up special fund with Rs.5bn allocation Caretaker Minister for National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh while expressing serious concerns over the rapid population growth in Pakistan reiterated the government’s commitment to work in unison to increase awareness on population issues including the importance of family [...]
Governor of Sindh, Muhammad Zubair Umar launched ‘Ilm Association’ - a newly formed trade association founded by 11 of Pakistan’s most notable education innovation enterprises at a ceremony held recently at a local hotel in Karachi. The event was attended by more than 200 representatives from government, private schools, business and corporate CSR and the [...]
Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world with 208 million people and a population growth rate of 2.4% per year. The rising population numbers are likely to outstrip developmental gains, and continue to adversely affect the economy, environment, health, education and quality of the lives of all citizens. The theme for this [...]
The initiative of Community Midwives is the backbone of the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Programme. A seminar was organized on 27th August, 2013 at the Avari Towers, Karachi, to highlight the importance of the role the CMWs are playing and can further play in bringing down the Infant and Maternal Mortality rates in [...]
Health Experts, politicians, policy makers and donors have unanimously agreed that maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH) and nutrition should be a national priority. The group strongly agreed that political parties should include it in their manifestoes and also advocate at their respective regional and national forums. They were speaking at a seminar on reproductive, maternal, [...]
Health Experts, politicians, policy makers and donors have unanimously agreed that maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH) and nutrition should be a national priority. The group strongly agreed that political parties should include it in their manifestoes and also advocate at their respective regional and national forums. They were speaking at a Seminar on reproductive, maternal, [...]
World Tuberculosis Day falling on Saturday the 24th March is being commemorated all over the world including Pakistan with commitment and renewed enthusiasm to save lives from a preventable and curable disease. Elaborate programs have been organized on this occasion. The WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Guido Sabatinelli has called for all out efforts to [...]
