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Despite playing an important role in the community, lady health workers face myriad of problems. They are struggling hard to get their due rights. You! takes a look…
Developing countries like Pakistan face a lot of healthcare challenges. With inadequate health care facilities; few government hospitals, poor infrastructure and lack of professional doctors and nurses, the health status of Pakistan is below average. According to the World Bank statistics, Pakistan’s under-five mortality remains the highest among the South Asian countries except Afghanistan. In many rural settings, a significant percentage of births take place at home, usually attended by a dai (midwife). In the absence of skilled birth attendants, many mothers and children die at the time of their birth.
Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs (PAFA) and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje
PARAÑAQUE CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) Governments, business sector, local governments, youth, and civil society groups working for the protection of migrant workers across the globe called for greater cooperation on skilling migrant workers for employment as a strategic response to COVID-19 pandemic.
At the 13th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit’s Roundtable Discussion on Skilling Migrants for Employment co-chaired by the Philippines and the United Kingdom, stakeholders pushed for concerted action of the international community in developing policy responses for effective skilling of migrants and ensuring their rights and contributions are addressed.
Towards a People’s Vaccine Campaign: A call to action
15 Jan 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc millions in South Africa and globally are being infected and dying. Vaccinating a significant part of the population is the only realistic way to defeat the pandemic. Achieving this will require international co-operation and solidarity. Unity in action across all sectors of our society is now paramount. We need vigilance and solidarity to slow the rate of infection and to unburden health facilities. The reported acquisition of 1.5 million doses of C-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare workers is welcomed, but this must be the start of urgently acquiring millions more. An estimated 40 to 80 million doses will be needed, along with a massive roll-out effort to achieve herd immunity. This cannot be done by the government alone. We, the people, especially the millions of poor and working-class people, must be central to this effort.
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