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News from the British Pakistani Community
IFMCH - Innovative Maternal Health
Is set to develop a 'State of Art' Maternity and Neonatal hospital which will serve as a tertiary referring centre to the neighbouring hospitals and maternity units. In the next 15 years to set up 10-12 maternity units which will be run by I.F.M.C.H trained specialists to set up around 100 delivery units across the rural areas of Pakistan which will be run by the traditional birth attendant (Dai) lady health workers and midwives; however the service provision will be monitored by the I.F.M.C.H team. The vision is to provide good quality maternity and neonatal service at all levels of provision and all care providers providing standardised care to the population which will help to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan.
At a later stage a network of autonomous satellite units will be set up, run by I.F.M.C.H trained specialists by giving training to health professionals selected from different areas in the country.
Under the supervision of I.F.M.C.H maternity units of different sizes will be organized across provinces of Pakistan, scaling up in the next 15 years, which will provide the highest possible maternity and neonatal care by following the frame works and ethics prescribed by I.F.M.C.H. These units will be monitored closely and regularly in order to provide Quality Maternity Services based on the guidelines of American College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (RCOG) UK modified according to the local facilities and customs. Further more all patients will be seen by the consultants/specialist at least once followed by care plan for future pregnancies.
http://ifmch.com/our-vision.html
Musim Care - Supports partner NGO's around the world
M-IN-D (Mentally in Distress)
M-IN-D is a charity organization working towards the welfare of mentally ill individuals. Founded in Lahore in 1991 this charity organisation is providing facilities for education and increasing public awareness in the field of Psychiatry/Clinical Psychology & Counteracting the stigma "MENTAL" through workshops and other means. Accessing and providing necessary psychological services to schools, colleges, prison and hospitals. Providing help to emotionally disturbed victims of child abuse, rape and domestic abuse. Efforts to improve existing conditions in various mental hospitals and psychiatric units in major teaching hospitals . To act as a watch body to safeguard the rights of mentally ill patients and work towards controlling the unethical and unprofessional activities in part of some mental health services in Pakistan. To collect information, data, publish reports, statistics regarding various psychiatric diseases in Pakistan, Mind involves a range of major projects in Pakistan.Muslim Care supports the ethos and always encourages MIND for their work. Muslim Care has helped M-IN-D financially and details of their projects can be found via: http://www.muslimcare.org/beneficiary.html
DIL - Awarded 2012 Education Impact by STARS Foundation
We are thrilled to announce that DIL has been selected through a highly competitive grants process to receive a $100,000 Impact Award in Education through the London based STARS Foundation. This generous grant, which was made possible through the dedicated efforts of our DIL UK Trust affiliate, will be used to continue to deliver high quality education to underprivileged children throughout Pakistan. In their review, the STARS Foundation found DIL to be a "well-focused organization" and stated that, "Both the STARS assessment team and the independent Panel were impressed by the ways in which Developments in Literacy delivers its projects, particularly its emphasis on teacher training and quality education." For further information on the award go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2012/dec/05/female-education-in-pakistan
The Royal Commonwealth Society- Youth Summit
Taking place in cities across the British Isles, each Youth Summit will bring together 120 young people aged 14-17.
Participants play the role of a Commonwealth Prime Minister, President, Foreign Minister or journalist and come together to debate global issues, such as health, education and poverty. It is your responsibility to stand up for your country, make your voice heard and reach a consensus for the benefit of all - just like in the real Commonwealth!
After each Summit, a group of delegates attends the National Youth Summit in London, where they have the opportunity to represent everyone who took part and put your views forward to senior members of the Commonwealth and the UK government. Want to find out more, go to: http://www.thercs.org/youth/summits
News from Our Partner Organisations:
OXFAM: Disaster Recovery Response Report on 2011/2012 Floods
The report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam's response to the 2011/12 floods in Pakistan that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam's Humanitarian Indicator Tool. The cumulative score of 19 indicates an overall response partially meeting Oxfam's quality standards. The report provides examples of how learning from the previous flood response were incorporated into the 2011/12 response and how the longer term focus on DRR contributed to effectiveness with good examples linking research and programme experience to influencing strategies. For further informationa nd a copy of the report go to: http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/effectiveness-review-pakistan-flood-response-201112-247836
Oxfam Pakistan supported a moot court, conducted at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts, was convened in a bid to collectively mark 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Girls and Women, an annual campaign that lasts between November 25 and December 10.Parliamentarians, civil society members and UK Deputy High Commissioner Alison Blake attended the court.
As the mock court case progressed, proceedings transformed to resemble those of parliament, making a candid point that ending violence against women is a legislative issue which then needs to be implemented and enforced effectively in the courts. The debate focused specifically on acid crimes and domestic violence. The debate also touched upon the political empowerment of women and getting more girls into school.
UK Deputy High Commissioner Alison Blake said, "Investing in girls and women is transformational - for themselves, their families, and their communities. The UK is deeply committed to supporting Pakistan to empower women and to end violence against them."
http://raisinghervoice.ning.com/profiles/blogs/in-a-moot-trial-parliamentarians-asked-to-do-more-to-protect?xg_source=activity
FCO:
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) is the largest global association of public service broadcasters. Its members are the broadcasters that communicate daily with the two billion citizens of the Commonwealth. Chevening and the CBA, working in partnership with the University of Westminster, University of East Anglia, City University London, International Students House and Goodenough College, will provide three fully-funded scholarships for postgraduate media courses in three UK universities. This is a global scheme and applicants will be competing against fellow full-time journalists from other CBA member organisations in eligible countries. Pakistan is included in this list.
Pakistani journalists are encouraged to apply. For further details on the 2013/14 CBA scholarship, please click:http://www.chevening.org/partners/CBA/apply Deadlines for applications for this prestigious scheme close on 20 January 2013.
UK Aid:
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:
"We are close to living in a polio-free world and this commitment to help vaccinate a further 29 million children gets us a big step nearer to achieving that goal. "The Prime Minister's leadership has already persuaded countries and other funders to commit an extra £200 million of support since 2011. The greater the number of funders and countries joining the fight, the closer we get to realising a future in which no child is paralysed by this disease. The UK is meeting its commitments." The funding will help the Global Polio Eradication Initiative conduct immunisation activities. In the next two years, more than three billion doses of oral polio vaccine will be needed to immunise young children. Funding is also required for activities such as surveillance and technical assistance. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2012/Polio-Britain-to-vaccinate-29-million-children/
Related articles include the following with news on Polio:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20779388
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/suniya-qureshi/health-workers-on-the-fro_b_2345086.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/suniya-qureshi/malala-pakistan_b_2164297.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share
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