Pakistan 
Pakistan: Civilians suffer from violence and neglect(1)
Pakistan–Pakistan was convulsed by intense violence throughout 2009. Conflict between the Pakistani army and armed opposition groups in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) displaced more than two million people, while numerous bombings in major Pakistani cities killed hundreds and injured thousands. In the province of Balochistan, a [...]
Full Story»Pakistan: Nine swine flu deaths prompt fear
Islamabad–The death of at least nine people from H1N1 influenza since May 2009 has led to rising public fear and concern, and experts are calling on the government to introduce more preventative measures.
Screening was introduced at airports during the summer but little else has been done to combat the disease.
“The authorities are not [...]
Pakistan: Mother and Child Health Week brings health services to children and mothers
Umerkot–Pneumonia is one of the main causes of death in children under five-years-old in Pakistan. Sidori Churon is one mother that wanted to prevent such a death from happening to her child. She and her four-month-old baby, Isar, attended a health session designed to teach mothers how to spot the signs of pneumonia in their [...]
Pakistan: Bomb-blast victims lack trauma care, counselling
PESHAWAR–The huge bomb blast in the western Pakistani city of Peshawar on 29 October which left 117 people dead, many more injured and an unknown number of trauma victims was the most deadly this year.
According to the New Delhi-based Institute of Conflict Management, the blast was the latest in violence that claimed 6,715 lives in [...]
