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Health Cluster Bulletin No. 01 - Health Cluster Response in Pakistan

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Highlight:

  • The second phase of SFD’s handing over ceremony took place in Peshawar, where WHO handed over $1.47m worth of medical equipment to Department of Health (DoH) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

  • In the month of January, Merlin has conducted a total of 180,520 consultations in KP and Sindh

  • WHO launches Electronic Disease Early Warning System (eDEWS), first time in Pakistan

  • In January, more than 1500 patients were treated by CAMP in Jalozai IDP camp

  • Pakistan has already reported five confirmed cases of Poliomyelitis since the beginning of 2012

  • Muslim Aid UK, has provisioned its recent focus on emergency health services at districts Sanghar and Mirpur Khas of Sindh province

  • Save the Children foundation have been carrying out their health interventions mainly in Talukas and UC' of Badin & Mirpur Khas