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Pakistan 2024 IFRC network country plan (UPL-2024-MAAPK002)

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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 humanitarian organization in Pakistan, with a mandate to act as an auxiliary to public authorities in various fields, including emergency response, health, and blood donation.
With its seven provincial/state branches, 62 district branches and a roster of 5,000 active volunteers, the National Society has an active presence nationwide. It is engaged in the country’s disaster management mechanisms and coordinates at national, provincial and district levels with disaster management authorities. The National Society’s presence in local communities and its record of past operational response enables it to enjoy widespread community acceptance. It is able to access areas nationwide and deploy its rapid response personnel in emergency-afflicted areas. It reached four million people with relief and recovery support, over 344,000 people through health programming, and almost 70,000 people through development and disaster risk reduction initiatives.
NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE People receiving hot meals reached 200,000, 61,000 people benefitted from immunization services, and 32,000 people were trained in first aid.

The National Society strategic framework 2021-2025 identifies priority in its four main areas of work as follows:

• Disaster management - disaster response focusing on cash and voucher assistance, forecast-based financing, emergency ambulance services across the country

• Health - expanded blood collection network, continuity of immunisation services, first aid trainings on humanitarian and commercial basis, community-based health care services and mobile health clinics in emergencies

• Social services - network of food banks across the country, shelter services

• Restoring family links and migration services - strengthening detention services across the country, unified restoring family links strategies, code of conduct on data privacy

The framework also outlines priorities on humanitarian service excellence, National Society core development, sustainability and for its legal framework.

The Pakistan Red Crescent work is supported by strong finance, logistics, procurement, information technology and transport departments. The Pakistan Red Crescent has a central warehouse at Haripur, with preparedness stocks strategically located across various geographic points in the provinces.
Additionally, each branch is equipped with its own warehouse, and there are two national headquarters’ warehouses. The National Society has expanded its fleet capacity recently for the smooth implementation of field activities, especially during emergencies.