Maternal mortality rate in Pakistan highest in region

Pakistan HNN Team

Minister for Health and Information Khyber Pakhtunkhwa promises increase in stipend for community health workers to improve maternal, newborn and child health.

Govt striving to reduce infant, maternal mortality rate

Pakistan HNN Team

Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Mrs Saira Afzal Tarar said on Tuesday that the government was committed to reduce infant, newborn, and maternal mortality rates in the country.

Mother and child: A healthcare emergency

Pakistan HNN Team

In 2009, World Health Organisation identified Pakistan as one of 57 countries facing a ‘human resources for health crisis’ which makes it unlikely to meet the MDGs by 2015.

‘Race for Survival’: Marathon highlights role of health workers

Pakistan HNN Team

Around 240 children in Pakistan joined the world’s biggest marathon on Wednesday, calling on the government to address the health workers’ crisis to accelerate progress in tackling preventable child deaths.

Pakistan: LUMHS holds workshop on maternal, neonatal child health

Pakistan HNN Team

The workshop provided an opportunity for students to get acquainted with the National Standard Protocols for management of common maternal, neonatal and childhood problems in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Infant Health: ‘Breastfeeding statistics very discouraging’

Pakistan HNN Team

“According to a 2011 multiple-indicator cluster survey 22 per cent mothers in Pakistan had breast-fed their children up to six months,” said EVERY ONE Campaign Manager Muhammad Naveed.

Effective implementation of breastfeeding code urged

Pakistan HNN Team

Save the Children and the EVERY ONE Campaign launches new report on breastfeeding in Pakistan at event with members of the National Assembly and the Minister of Health of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Child mortality: Pakistan tough place for children to stay alive, says report

Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan HNN Team

The new data reveals that a historic opportunity is at risk because two main challenges remain — the poorest children are being excluded, and too many children are still not surviving through the first month of life.

UN: Global child deaths down by almost half since 1990

Nigeria, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan HNN Team

“Care for mother and baby in the first 24 hours of any child’s life is critical for the health and wellbeing of both,” says Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General at WHO. “Up to half of all newborn deaths occur within the first day.”

Child deaths down by half since 1990

Nigeria, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, India, Pakistan HNN Team

‘Care for mother and baby in the first 24 hours of any child’s life is critical for the health and well being of both,’ said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General at WHO. ‘Up to half of all newborn deaths occur within the first day.’