Key Highlights
• Pakistan continued to show a downward trend of COVID-19 cases in its fourth wave. On 1st November, the positive cases were 445 and on 30th November the positive tested cases dropped to 414 with a positivity rate of 0.6 per cent. (https://covid.gov.pk/stats/).
• Over 71.6 million people have been reached with messages on COVID-19 prevention and on access to services.
• Through UNICEF supported health sites, 64,372 children (35,126 girls) have been admitted for Severe Acute Malnutrition treatment.
• Over 5 million people benefited from continuity of primary healthcare services at UNICEF supported health facilities.
• UNICEF has reached 380,704 caregivers, children and individuals with psychosocial support through trained social workforce.
• Through UNICEF support, 2.2 million people have been reached with handwashing behaviour change programmes.
• A total of 33.2 per cent of Pakistan’s target population (12 years and above) is fully vaccinated, with 53.2 per cent partially vaccinated.