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Vaccination Centres Inaugurated in Peshawar, Mardan

PESHAWAR: Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah on 14 August 2024 inaugurated the country’s first 24/7 Vaccination Centres at Maulvi Ameer Shah Memorial Hospital in Peshawar and the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Mardan. A handout said the inauguration ceremony was attended by Medical Superintendent Dr Akram Shah, District Health Officer Dr Idrees, UNICEF representatives, and other relevant officials in…

Criminalizing Child Domestic Labour in Pakistan

Human rights, child rights and civil society activists, along with legal experts and representatives of independent human rights institutions, police and government officials on January 4, 2024 underlined the need to finalise the law to criminalise child domestic labour in order to curb this exploitative practice which, they described as…

LoI Inked to Protect Child Health, Well-being

Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Unicef to join the Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. The officials said many children in Pakistan were exposed to lead at levels that adversely affected their…
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Polio Shame

EVERY announcement of a vaccination campaign reflects Pakistan’s recognition of the polio problem and a resolve to defeat the crippling virus. Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has launched the final nationwide polio drive of 2025 with the goal to immunise over 45m children. The minister said that the number of polio…
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Minister Blames Declining Breastfeeding for Infant Deaths

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yousuf on December 11 said infants in Pakistan continue to die from diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition because families abandon breastfeeding without medical reason. He said such behaviour amounts to “committing a sin” when Allah Almighty has clearly directed mothers to breastfeed their children.…
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Govt Asked to Operationalise KP’s First-ever Children Hospital

PESHAWAR: Health experts have demanded that the government to make operational the province’s first-ever children hospital forthwith. They made the demand while speaking at a function held at the Khyber Institute of Child Health (KICH), Hayatabad, on November 22. The event was organised by Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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Child Abuse ‘Red Line’ for CM

LAHORE: Senior Minister Punjab Marriyum Aurangzeb said that practical measures are being taken for the protection and welfare of children under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. She reiterated that the Punjab government upholds a strict zero-tolerance policy towards child abuse and exploitation, and child violence is a…
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Science Comes Alive With Comic Characters, Stories, Songs

KARACHI: On the occasion of World Children’s Day, which is celebrated on November 20, Unicef and singer and musician Bilal Maqsood unveiled Bachpan Bemisaal, a powerful new series that champions Early Childhood Development (ECD) — the foundation of every child’s health, learning and well-being — through storytelling and music at…
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Unicef urges Safe, Happy and Hopeful Childhood for all

Islamabad: Every child deserves to grow up safe, happy and hopeful, said Unicef Representative in Pakistan Pernille Ironside on November 20. “Too many children still wake up without nutritious food, a sense of safety or opportunities to learn and that is not the world they asked for. We must do…
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600,000 Children to Be Vaccinated Against Measles, Rubella in KP

PESHAWAR: Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of health department will launch two-week campaign on November 17 to safeguard children against measles and rubella in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The drive will continue till November 29 to immunise 600,000 children from six months to five years. The drive will be conducted with the…
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57 Children Died of Vaccine-preventable Measles in Province This Year

KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over growing numbers of measles’ cases these days, especially in Karachi, health experts at an event held on Tuesday urged parents to get their children protected against the highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection — which has claimed at least 57 lives this year so far,…
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Event Held to Foster Child Protection Systems

PESHAWAR: The department of social welfare, merged districts, with the support of UNICEF on October 26, organised a vibrant event here titled ‘integrated sports, theatre, and arts activities for creative healing and resilience’. The initiative aimed to strengthen child protection systems by engaging marginalised community children and their caregivers in…
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