Pakistan is one of the top ten countries in the world affected by climate change, despite only being responsible for 1% of global greenhouse emissions. Now, after the devastating floods that swept...
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Emergency Response - Pakistan Floods: Situation & Support
Since June 2022, torrential rains have hit Pakistan due to an extreme monsoon season and melting glaciers, causing devastating floods which have killed over 1,500 people so far, of which more than...
Emergency response to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Pakistan
In the remote region of Chitral, Pakistan, a mountainous and hard to navigate valley is at the mercy of nine glacial lakes, two of which have a history of afflicting the region with damage and loss...
Birth Attendant Training Program
We have had significant success in reducing the risks of mothers and babies dying during childbirth. In Pakistan, a significant number women in rural areas give birth at home. Our Traditional Birth...
Revisiting Pakistan flood areas
We returned to the areas of Chitraal that was devastated by flash flood last July, we had distributed much needed food, hygiene products and blankets last year to areas that no-one has as yet reached...
Doctors Worldwide launches Maternity Centre in Rural Pakistan
More Pregnant Mothers and newborns have the chance to survive in Pakistan from now on Doctors Worldwide is pleased to announce the opening of its rural maternity health centre, DWW RHC Junejo in Sind...
Pakistan/Doctors Worldwide: British Medical Charity opens hospital in Nowshera District to provide medical treatment and aid for flood survivors
Doctors Worldwide, a UK based medical relief charity, has opened up a hospital in Peer Sabak, Nowshera District, to provide medical care for an estimated 30,000 population affected by the devastating...
Pakistan update: Scabies awareness and treatment day
Tariqabad Camp - A scabies awareness and treatment day was held in Tariqabad IDP camp on Tuesday 21 st March 2006. Over 200 families attended the event and more than 900 people were advised and given...
Pakistan: Doctors Worldwide reconstructs first BHU in the earthquake region
Muzaffarabad, 22 January 2006 - Doctors Worldwide (DWW), an international medical relief organization, announces completion of the construction of Kumikot Basic Health Unit (BHU) in District...
Pakistan: Doctors Worldwide current projects
Over two million people have been affected by this earthquake and will need help urgently. More than 60 000 people have died and hundreds of thousand injured. DWW is working with Muslim Hands and...
Pakistan update: DWW building a clinic in Komikot
Doctors Worldwide has made an agreement with a Turkish construction company to build a prefabricated fully equipped clinic in Komikot. It will be built from concrete blocks and the specifications are...
Pakistan update: Handover at Komikot
The Ministry of Health of Pakistani-administered Kashmir has officially handed-over one of its Basic Health Unit (B.H.U.) located at KOMIKOT effective November 1st, 2005. DWW team with the help...
Pakistan update: Patikah project completed
We have completed our project in Patikah. We had a presence there for 7 days. We evacuated via chopper nearly 40 serious patients to Muzafferabad and treated nearly 700 other patients in this area...
Pakistan update: DWW team to go to lower Neelam Valley
DWW has sent and advanced medical team to a remote and inaccessible region in the lower Neelam Valley. DWW team is currently working in a small village called Pateakah and has established Field...
Pakistan update: Injured people coming from the remote areas
There are still injured people coming from the surrounding mountainous and remote areas, many with untreated wounds and injuries. Another increasing problem is dealing with previously poorly treated...
Pakistan: News & updates
Team of doctors arrived Islamabad yesterday and located to a camp near Balakot. Another team arrived today and heading towards Muzafferabad. In the meantime one team going to Machiara from...
Pakistan: Doctors Worldwide sending second team to Muzafferabad today
DoctorsWorldWide had it's first team on the ground in Muzzaffarabad on Monday Oct10. The have expressed the need for more doctors, inparticular surgeons in this current phase of work, they have treat...