Karachi
January 30, 2021
The conflict-hit parts of Balochistan have much lower coverage levels for maternal and child health services than peaceful parts of the province, according to a case study on healthcare in Pakistanâs violence-affected areas published in BioMed Centralâs Conflict and Health journal.
Researchers at the Aga Khan University and the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, conducted the case study in two areas of Pakistan: Balochistan â with a specific focus on the Makran belt that includes the districts of Gwadar, Keich and Panjgur â and Fata due to the chronic nature of conflict in these areas. The study consisted of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the provision of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services (RMNCAH&N) comparing coverage in districts facing minimal, moderate and severe levels of conflict.
KARACHI: A recently published study has found that maternal and child health services in the conflict-hit parts of Pakistan are severely affected due to insecurity, unavailability of staff and damage to healthcare facilities, suggesting the need for customised strategies to promote women and child health in these areas.
The study on healthcare in Pakistan’s violence-affected areas is published in BioMed Central’s Conflict and Health journal.
It was conducted by researchers at the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, in two areas of Pakistan: Balochistan with a specific focus on the Makran belt that includes the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur and (former) Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) due to the chronic nature of conflict in these areas.
Teenager among three dead in road accidents
Karachi
December 17, 2020
Three people, including a teenaged boy, lost their lives in road accidents that occurred in parts of the city on Wednesday.
A man was crushed to death by an overspeeding water tanker truck near Superhighway. The body was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy where the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Zahid Iqbal, son of Ghulam Akbar, said the Malir Cantonment police. The driver of the water tanker truck fled the scene.
After the accident, a large number of people gathered at the scene and demanded of the police to arrest the driver responsible for the accident. A heavy contingent of the law enforcers reached the scene and assured the protesters of the driverâs arrest. The protest also caused a massive traffic jam in the area.