Help for pregnant women in flood-affected Pakistan

The [Pakistan] government has launched a programme to screen women and children for illnesses and provide them immediate medical aid in the flood-affected areas. “The government in collaboration with WHO, Unicef, UNFPA, Pakistan Paediatrics Association and Pakistan Gynecologists and Obstetricians Association has begun an exercise to identify pregnant women and sick children and provide them immediate treatment,” said Dr Haroon Afridi, the focal person for the initiative. During the last four days, more than 200 expecting mothers have been examined and given medication in Charsadda, Nowshera and Peshawar. “We have got the services of gynecologists and paediatricians, who examine the displaced women and children and provide them free treatment after carrying our relevant investigations,” he added. .. more on www.ippf.org