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UNFPA Pakistan Sexual and reproductive health

WEBSexual and reproductive health is a fundamental human right; central to reducing poverty and improving long-term health. It is intrinsic to our right to life, freedom, health, choice, privacy, education …

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UNFPA Pakistan UNFPA in Pakistan

WEBThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA focuses on advancing women’s and young people’s ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights. Since 1970, UNFPA in Pakistan …

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UNFPA Pakistan Promoting healthy families in Pakistan under …

WEBThe "Sihaat Mand Khaandaan (SMK) Project: Healthy Families for Pakistan Through Accelerating Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Family Planning (FP) Services (2020-2024)" aims to enhance the reproductive health and rights of women, adolescents, and youth in areas with poor reproductive health indicators. The project …

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Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual …

WEBThirty years ago, governments around the world agreed that reproductive health and rights are foundation stones of global development – a groundbreaking consensus that paved the way for decades of progress. Since then, the global rate of unintended pregnancies has fallen by nearly 20 per cent globally. The number of women …

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Healing from mental health and GBV with hope

WEBHealing from mental health and GBV with hope. 14 October 2021. Zarmina receiving support. Zarmina, 33, from Khyber district, is a mother of six young children. At the tender age of eight, she became an …

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Youth implementing innovations in health & well-being in Pakistan

WEB27 July 2022. The Health and Wellbeing Youth Innovation Challenge 2022. Three youth teams have started implementing startups on life skills-based education, menstrual hygiene management, and access to reproductive health rights after they were awarded seed money of 75,000 Pakistan Rupees and underwent a two-month mentorship programme …

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UNFPA Pakistan Teleconsultation in Remote Pakistani Village, …

WEBThe Aga Khan Health Center's staff members noted that teleconsultation has proven to be very effective in preventing medication errors that could have been fatal. Miss Ara narrates a particular incident that involved a young patient suffering from hypertension. Usually, this type of condition would be treated with anti-hypertensive …

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UNFPA Pakistan Enhancing Reproductive Health in the Village: …

WEBThe nearest hospital, with modern sexual and reproductive health (SRH) facilities including family planning (FP), is located 60 km away in the district centre, involving a perilous journey through a mountainous road that costs 3,000 Pakistan rupees per person on public transport. The actual check-up and medicine expenses are additional burdens

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UNFPA Pakistan UNFPA in Pakistan

WEBUNFPA in Pakistan. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA focuses on advancing women’s and young people’s ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights.

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Health heroes: Midwives: A vital climate solution

WEBHealth heroes: Midwives: A vital climate solution. 5 May 2024. Fida Bibi, midwife from Yasin Valley, in Gligit Baltistan attending to a pregnant woman. Pakistan is one of the top ten countries facing the brunt of the current climate crisis. The terrain stretching from the heights of the Hindukush to the depth of the Sindh delta can be

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Health heroes: Support of the sisterhood in the climate crisis

WEBMahnoor, a Lady Health Visitor, worked at Kotjai health centre in the district of D.I Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which was impacted by the 2022 floods. The Kotjai health centre was near the bus stop, easily accessible for all who stopped there. Due to ease of access in normal conditions the center was well attended and the Lady Health

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Maternal mortality decreased to 186 deaths per 100,000 live births

WEBThe findings highlighted that improvements in health services in the last decade and enhanced awareness and utilization of antenatal and postnatal care by women are likely to have contributed to the overall decrease in the MMR. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is lowest in Punjab (157 per 100,000 live births), followed by Khyber …

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UNFPA Pakistan News

WEBPakistan will end preventable maternal deaths after 122 years if the current pace continues. Islamabad, May 7, 2024 – While the world has made great strides in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years, the number

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UNFPA Pakistan Policy Brief: Slow progress of Family Planning in

WEBAuthor: Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination/UNFPA. EN. Pakistan’s population is estimated to be 220.9 million (mid 2020), growing at 2.1 percent per annum and with net annual addition of 4.3 million, it is projected to touch 263 million by 20301 . The rapid population increase has several implications for the

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UNFPA Pakistan Revolutionizing Maternal Health: Launch of …

WEBThe Health Services Academy in Islamabad is launching a pioneering four-year Bachelor of Science in Midwifery degree program. Students, hailing from diverse backgrounds will embark on this path with dreams of making a difference in their communities. This monumental achievement has been made possible with technical …

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Ensuring Care and Safety for Afghan Women Refugees

WEBThe People's Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI), with UNFPA’s support and funding from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is running the Haji Saifullah Basic Health Units (BHUs) in Chaman, Balochistan located near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Razia's journey to BHU Haji Saifullah proved to be a turning point in her

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UNFPA 2023 State of World Population Report launched in Sindh

WEBMinister of Health and Population Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho shared her reflections on the report, mentioning that the gender element is crucial for balanced population development and progress for a nation together with education for women and employment. She also called for more investments in reproductive health and family …

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Global Affairs Canada’s support to Healthy Families for Pakistan

WEBThe interaction at the centre was part of the mission to observe the field-level implementation of the GAC-funded project “Sihat Mand Khaandaan (SMK): Healthy Families for Pakistan through Accelerated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Family Planning Services”. The project is designed to address the remaining challenges in the …

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UNFPA Pakistan Humanitarian response

WEBSexual and reproductive health services in humanitarian emergencies can often be neglected. Yet, in many areas of Pakistan where disasters and conflict persist, the needs are immense. While Pakistan Global Risk Index ranking has significantly dropped from 6th in 2014 to 13th in 2017, the country remains vulnerable to natural disasters

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UNFPA Pakistan Sindh population to reach 95.7 million by 2050

WEBKarachi, 25 May 2023 – With an average annual growth rate of 2.41 percent in Sindh, the total current population is 56.3 million (2022), estimated to grow to 95.7 million by 2050. Three thousand maternal deaths occur annually due to insufficient health coverage, which can be reduced by 33 percent if contraceptive use rises from 31 percent to 49 percent.

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UNFPA Pakistan Current State of Sindh’s Population 2022

WEBCurrent State of Sindh’s Population 2022. What can Pakistan do to achieve sustainable population growth? Promote public discourse on population dynamics as a core element in economic and social development. All private sector providers and outlets of the health departments must provide family planning services to improve access and information.

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Resilience after the devastating floods in Pakistan

WEBAfter the devastating Pakistan floods, with funding from Japan, UNFPA prioritized: (1) Provision of lifesaving sexual and reproductive health services for women, adolescents and youth through implementation of the MISP for SRH (2) Provision of survivor-centered gender-based violence mitigation and response services for the flood …

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