Tag: UNICEF
Rights Watch | 11th October 2021
A rickshaw driver saved five children from abduction in Karachi’s Baldia Town when he alerted police to the suspicious behaviour of the man riding with them. For more news on human rights concerns, keep reading.
Despite govt optimism, a vaccine shortfall is on the horizon
With just a few hundred-thousands of vaccines in supply remaining, the Federal Government is worryingly optimistic that it will receive an expected three million CanSinoBIO doses in time.
Child Protection Units non-functional for the past 3 years
Jul 28, 2020: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Child Protection Units were set up in 12 districts in 2011 with the support of UNICEF for a total of six years. However, these units have been inactive since the aid was stopped. Why has the government ...
Effects of the pandemic on routine immunization could lead to a second healthcare crisis
Jul 19, 2020: Pakistan will resume its routine immunization campaign under the Polio Eradication program on July 20, after nearly a five-month hiatus. Around 800,000 children will receive essential vaccines through a door-to-door campaign ...
5000 polio vaccinators fired from jobs for ‘undesirable’ performance
Jun 6, 2020: On June 1, hundreds of community-based vaccinators of the polio eradication program rallied outside the Karachi Press Club to protest against the termination of their jobs. In 2016, over 14,000 vaccinators were hired with the assistance ...
