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World Health Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health organized an advocacy walk/hike on May 4, 2008 as part of the World Health Day and the World No Tobacco Day 2008 commemorations. The overall objective of the event is to promote healthy lifestyle.
The World Health Day was observed all over the world including in Pakistan under the theme "Protecting Health from Climate Change" on 7th of April, 2008. The theme chosen to mark the World No Tobacco Day this year is "Tobacco-free Youth". Starting in the month of May, a number of activities have been planned to celebrate the World No Tobacco Day which will formally be commemorated all over the world on 31st May, 2008.
The walk/hike started from Trail III of the Margalla Hills at 0730 hrs on 4th May 2008. People from all walks of life including youth, government officials, representatives of the UN agencies, and sports organizations participated in the walk.
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PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE ONE YEAR LATER - HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY PAYS SOLEMN TRIBUTE |
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Islamabad October 8th, 2006 - The Humanitarian Community
gathered at the Fatima Jinnah Park to remember those
who lost their lives, sustained injuries, and lost family
members, homes and livelihoods caused by the massive
earthquake of 8th October 2005 that struck Northern Pakistan.
Speaking on behalf of the UN and NGO partners, the Humanitarian Coordinator Jan Vandemoortele said, "We have gathered here to pay our respects to the departed souls and to renew our commitment to helping those still in need." He added, "We pledge to work together to respond to the needs of vulnerable communities with winter approaching again, and to continue to move forward with recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation challenges."
A moment of silence and prayer was observed together with the sharing of experiences of a sixteen year old boy who survived the collapse of the Margalla Towers on the eventful day last year. Later a tree was planted by the Humanitarian Community in remembrance of those who lost their lives.
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| The Unexpected Expedition! |
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"There are three jaundice cases with some more in the villages of Jared"
As soon as we received this report from our health partners- the IMC doctors, our CSR team of the Mansehra hub left immediately for the field on 14th July 2006. After driving for about one and a half hours, we were halted by a road block. There was a machine pushing the rock boulders into the gorge in order to clear the road. It was a spectacular sight and our bodies went cold to see the boulders coming down and slipping into the gorge...
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District Health Planning Workshop for earthquake affected areas - AJK 25-29 July 2006, Islamabad |
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Subsequent to the District Health Planning (DHP) workshop for NWFP from 04 to 07 July 2006, alike workshop was held for the Earthquake affected districts of AJK from 25 to 29 July 2006 at Hotel capital Islamabad. WHO supported ERRA and Ministry of health of AJK in conducting the workshop. The ERRA’s health strategy for reconstruction and rehabilitation and the health strategy on early recovery phase by WHO Mission – during May 2006 were the background themes for the workshop.
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District Health Planning Workshop for earthquake affected areas - NWFP 04-07 July 2006, Islamabad |
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In pursuance of the ERRA’s strategies for reconstruction and rehabilitation, and the WHO health strategy on early recovery phase in the earthquake affected areas (Mission - May 2006), WHO supported ERRA and Department of health of NWFP in conducting a workshop on District Health Planning for the earthquake affected areas. The workshop was held at Islamabad from 04 to 07 July 2006, and was attended by the health authorities from the Department of Health, NWFP and those of districts of Mansehra, Abbotabad, Shangla, Batagram and Kohistan, in addition to the programme managers of DRUs and key staff members from WHO hubs.
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Revitalization of primary healthcare services
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has completed and handed over 23 fully-equipped prefabricated Basic Health Units (BHUs) to the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), thereby revitalising an essential package of primary healthcare services in the earthquake affected areas.
WHO Representative Dr. Khalif Bile Mohamud formally handed over necessary documents of the prefabricated BHUs to Secretary Health AJK Major-General Abdul Malik and EDO Health Muzaffarabad Dr. Sardar Mehmood Ahmad Khan during a simple ceremony held in the city the other day. Ten of these 23 BHUs have been constructed in Muzaffarabad, nine in Bagh and four in Rawalakot. The site selection was made by the AJK authorities.
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Promoting independence of the
disabled |
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To promote independence for the 741 people with spinal
cord injuries and 713 people who have lost one of
their limbs in the 8 October earthquake, the National
Institute for Handicapped, Ministry of Health, UNICEF,
and WHO have published a series of training manuals for
health workers as well as for the communities. |
Promoting independence for community and family (in Urdu)
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Promoting independence for mid level rehabilitation
workers (in Urdu) (1.4 MB) |
Promoting independence for community and family (in
English) (3.3 MB) |
Promoting independence for mid level rehabilitation
workers (in English) (4.9 MB) |
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World Health Day 2006
celebrates the health heroes in the earthquake affected
areas with live radio interviews |
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Power99
FM is one of the radio stations in Pakistan
broadcasting in the affected areas and interested in
much more than entertaining. As part of the
celebration of World Health Day 2006 with this
year's theme 'Working together for Health', Power99
conducted live radio interviews with the most
outstanding health workers in the affected areas, to
give them some deserved attention.

Congratulations to our heroes for health in the
earthquake affected areas!
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Training material on mental
health and psychosocial support in emergency operations |
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series of publications for training on Mental Health
for Psychosocial Care Givers has been published by
the Ministry of Health and WHO Pakistan,
specifically focusing on the situation after the
earthquake.
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Minimize health risks for
earthquake affected population returning to their
villages |
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The
return process of the earthquake-affected population
residing in camps to their home villages is
gradually taking place. WHO Battagram has set
up vaccinating centres and
medical checkouts in the camps of Meira
(approx. 15,000 population) and Maidan (approx.
3,000 population) to
minimize imminent health risks for the
population returning to.
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Training of over 300 Lady
Health Workers improving access to health care for women |
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More than 400 Lady Health Workers and Lady Health
Supervisors have been trained so far in hygiene
promotion, mental health and vaccination in all of
the earthquake affected areas. Thanks to the Lady
Health Workers (approximately 1 per 1,000
population) females have access to health care.
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More than 40 incinerators
provided to health care facilities for proper medical
waste management |
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Due to the large amounts of expired medicines, WHO
has taken the initiative to provide health care
facilities with incinerators for proper medical
waste disposal. Already 20 drum incinerators are
functional in Battagram, while Mansehra District
Headquarters Hospital has been provided with a De
Montfort incinerator.
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WHO completes twenty prefabricated health units
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Twenty out of 35 prefabricated structures that WHO is planning, to temporarily rebuild the Basic Health Units that have been destroyed in the earthquake are completed.
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Logistics
Support System expanded to UNJLC |
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The official UN system for humanitarian supply
management LSS (Logistics Support System) is now
expanded from all WHO warehouses, the main Ministry
of Health warehouses, to the
UN Joint Logistics
Coordination agency (UNJLC).
UNJLC has implemented LSS to gain visibility over
the Non Food Items pipeline for the relief effort.
This is the first time a UN agency has used the LSS
in such a context. LSS promotes efficiency of
humanitarian donations and transparency.
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about LSS |
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