Pakistan’s maternal death shame on October 22, 2017There exists consensus that the maternal mortality rate represents an important indicator of a nation’s overall health. Yet the latest United Nations figures paint a picture that ought to give us all cause for alarm. The UN agency for population — UNFPA — has just released its State of the World Population Report 2017. It […]
Womens rights in Pakistan on October 12, 2017The state of women’s rights in Pakistan is often questioned in Pakistan. It is believed that women have no rights or privileges in Pakistan’s patriarchal society. Before discussing whether women have rights in Pakistani society or not, one must first understand Pakistani society. Pakistan is a Muslim country, where people not only take pride in […]
Gender discrimination in Pakistan on September 27, 2017Discrimination represents a significant social problem in Pakistan as well as throughout the world. Girls face discrimination everywhere in the world. They often receive less food than boys do, have less access to schooling and work long hours. Why can’t we see the helpless agony of girls in our society? In societies where a male […]
Educating girls is not just about social justice on September 17, 2017 The Constitution of Pakistan safeguards the right of education for all. Sadly, this has failed to bring to an end existing gender disparities. The Annual Status of Education Report 2016 provides for an interesting reading. It finds the following: 48 percent of the poorest girls in the 5-16 age bracket are enrolled in school […]
Educating girls is not just about social justice on September 17, 2017The Constitution of Pakistan safeguards the right of education for all. Sadly, this has failed to bring to an end existing gender disparities. The Annual Status of Education Report 2016 provides for an interesting reading. It finds the following: 48 percent of the poorest girls in the 5-16 age bracket are enrolled in school as […]
The HIV-AIDS challenge on September 13, 2017HIV/AIDS is no more a health problem; it has become a security issue as millions of people are almost at the verge of extinction. Around 90 percent of AIDS victims are living in developing countries where the incidence rate is aggravated by poverty, hunger, disease, lack of medical facilities, illiteracy and under-development. Pakistan is situated […]
Population outburst on September 8, 2017Pakistan today has a population of approximately 208 million people. We are the sixth most populous country of the world and soon we will become the fifth most populous with a 2.4 percent growth rate as Census 2017 results shows. Unchecked population growth in Pakistan is among one of the serious challenges which the country […]
Pakistans youth challenge on August 21, 2017This year’s Population Reference Bureau (PRB) datasheet projects global youth population – ages 15 to 24 – at 1.4 billion in 2050. The current figure is 1.2 billion. The datasheet shows that global adolescent fertility rate – among ages 15 to 19 – is 50 births per 1,000 women but the regional disparity is stark […]
Effective family planning on July 10, 2017Indonesia’s exceptional Family Planning Programme has been a huge success in the last four decades, and is now being quoted as a success story around the globe, especially in resource-constrained economies. One key element to this accomplishment was the development of a strategic partnership between the government and Muslim Religious Leaders (MRLs). The continuous engagement […]
Mothers are not child-bearing machines on April 8, 2014It is a sad fact that Pakistan’s maternal and infant mortality rates are among the highest in South Asia. Pregnant women are unable to obtain quality services even at a primary care level due to the lack of properly trained and skilled healthcare workers in the community. A recently published report by Save the Children […]