Islamabad – March 25, 2024 – A crucial polio campaign to immunize more than 8.8 million children under the age of five against the paralyzing poliovirus has begun in 26 districts of the country from...
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WFP Pakistan Country Brief, February 2024
In Numbers 528,600 people assisted 2,763 mt food and US$ 1.3 million in cash distributed 293,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women and children assisted under Benazir Nashonuma Programme US$ 10.3...
Poliovirus found in six sewage samples
Polio Update – Islamabad – March 22, 2024 Six sewage samples from five districts of the country have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio...
Pakistan – Flood Response Community Needs Identification (CNI) | Round 4 - Sindh (August 2023)
From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. As of 18 November 2022, according to the National Disaster...
Pakistan – Flood Response Community Needs Identification (CNI) | Round 3 - Sindh (May - June 2023)
From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. As of 18 November 2022, according to the National Disaster...
WPV1 detected in nine sewage samples
Nine sewage samples collected from six districts have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health...
2023 Pakistan Snapshot
In 2023, our field operations spanned six districts in Pakistan, with our main office located in Islamabad. OUR THEMES Social Cohesion: Livelihood, Mental Health, Digital Media, Hygiene Education:...
Tuberculosis: Increased diagnostic testing for drug resistance will enhance patients’ treatment outcome
Islamabad: On World Tuberculosis Day, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) encourages medical service providers and practitioners in Pakistan to enhance drug resistant tuberculosis...
Second Polio Case of 2024 reported from Chaman
A child has been paralyzed by wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Chaman district of Balochistan. According to the Regional Reference Lab for Polio Eradication based at the National Institute of Health,...
First polio case of 2024 reported from Dera Bugti
Islamabad, March 14, 2024 – A child has been paralyzed by wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan, marking the first polio case of 2024. The Regional Reference Laboratory...
Pakistan Flood 2024 - DREF Operation n° MDRPK025
Description of the Event Date of event 2024-02-28 What happened, where and when? Recent media reports [1] have highlighted that Gwadar, a port city located in the southwestern part of Balochistan...
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DigiLive Support Program for Afghan Refugees & Host Communities in Pakistan
Pakistan hosts approximately 3.7 million Afghan refugees, fleeing decade of fragile security situation. It is estimated that in 2021 only, around 600,000 Afghans citizens were seeking refuge in...
Seven environmental samples test positive for poliovirus
Islamabad, March 6, 2024 – Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in seven sewage samples collected from seven districts. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory at NIH, the virus was...
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UNFPA and Government of Japan reached more than half a million people with life-saving services and information in Sindh and Balochistan
March 7, 2024, Islamabad – UNFPA and the Government of Japan have successfully completed a collaborative project of expanding the life-saving emergency interventions to meet the needs of women and...
Chairman PRCS Announces Comprehensive Relief Efforts in Gwadar Following Devastating Rainfall
[ISLAMABAD, 29th February, 2024] – In the wake of the recent heavy rainfall and consequential damages in Gwadar and other regions of Balochistan, Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Sardar...
Five sewage samples test positive for wild poliovirus
Islamabad, March 4, 2024 – Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in five sewage samples from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Regional Reference Laboratory at NIH has notified that WPV1...
Pakistan – Flood Response Community Needs Identification (CNI) | Round 4 - Balochistan (August 2023)
From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. As of 18 November 2022, according to the National Disaster...
Pakistan – Flood Response Community Needs Identification (CNI) | Round 4 - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (August 2023)
From June to October 2022, storms and heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. As of 18 November 2022, according to the National Disaster...
Three environmental samples test positive for poliovirus
Islamabad, February 29, 2024 – Three environmental samples have tested positive for wild poliovirus, bringing the total number of positive samples in 2024 to 34. According to the Regional Reference...
Pakistan 2024 IFRC network country plan (UPL-2024-MAAPK002)
The Pakistan Red Crescent was established by an Act of Parliament in 1947 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1948. It is the largest...