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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…

Govt Launches Initiative to Standardise Sign Language

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on September 30 said the absence of a standardised Pakistan Sign Language (PSL) has long limited access to education, employment, justice and public services for special persons. Addressing the National Consultation on the Standardisation of PSL, he…

Only 34pc of HPV Vaccination Target Achieved as Drive Nears End

ISLAMABAD: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, which has been targeting 13 million girls aged 9 to 14, has so far achieved only 34 percent of its target, it was revealed on September 24. So far, only 4.5 million girls out of the targeted 13 million have been vaccinated against the…

PA, Unicef Sign MoU on Child Rights

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly and Unicef Pakistan on September 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here for the promotion of child rights, education, health and social development. Under the MoU, Unicef will provide technical assistance to the Punjab Assembly and support the Parliamentary Caucuses on Child Rights, Special Children,…

Study on Displaced, Migrant Children Launched

PESHAWAR: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC), in collaboration with Unicef Pakistan and with support from the government of the Netherlands, on September 23 launched a study on the situation of displaced and migrant children in the country, along with an accompanying policy brief. The study, titled…

Pakistan’s First AI-based Teacher Training Programme Launched

For the first time in Pakistan, the Sindh government has launched an AI-based online training programme for teachers, designed to support educators in adopting faster, more effective and modern teaching practices. To formalise this initiative, the school education & literacy department, Unicef and Khan Academy Pakistan (KAP) signed an MoU…

Moot Highlights Importance Of HPV Vaccination For Cervical Cancer

LAHORE:A provincial advocacy seminar on eliminating cervical cancer through the introduction of the HPV vaccine in Punjab was held in Lahore under the aegis of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Punjab in collaboration with UNICEF. The seminar, chaired by Dr Samra Khurram, Director EPI Punjab, was attended by senior…

School Nutrition Programmme Phase-II launched

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has launched Phase II of the School Nutrition Programmme. In this connection, a consultative meeting between the PFA and a UNICEF team was held on August 12, said a PFA handout. PFA Planning & Coordination Director Muneer Hussain Chopra gave a detailed briefing about…

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