Al-Arab, London - The Department for International Development (DFID) marked World Health Day by announcing a cash injection of £20 million for the Government of Pakistan’s healthcare system.
The funding will be used to support the National Health Facility and the Government’s National Maternal, Newborn and Child Health initiative.
These programmes could save up to 65,000 children’s lives, 5,000 mothers’ lives and protect 32 million children from polio in 2008 alone.
International Development Minister Shahid Malik welcomed this contribution to Pakistan’s healthcare system: "This injection of funds will go a long way to help Pakistan reach the Millennium Development Goals to cut child deaths and improve mothers’ health.
"I am pleased the UK government and our team in Pakistan led by Eric Hawthorn is leading the way this World Health Day assisting Pakistan’s progress to tackling poverty and becoming increasingly prosperous with a growing economy.
"There’s clear evidence that by working closely with the government we are going to be able to tackle Pakistan’s health challenges over the longer-term.
"We’ve contributed to Pakistan’s success in tackling TB: TB case detection rate is 69% and treatment success rate is now 87%. The challenge now is to replicate this impact in maternal and newborn health."
With one in ten children not reaching their fifth birthday and every year at least 15,000 women dying from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, improving healthcare in Pakistan is a real challenge - but one that the UK and Pakistani governments are committed to working together on in order to continue progress.
The funding will be used to support the National Health Facility and the Government’s National Maternal, Newborn and Child Health initiative.
These programmes could save up to 65,000 children’s lives, 5,000 mothers’ lives and protect 32 million children from polio in 2008 alone.
International Development Minister Shahid Malik welcomed this contribution to Pakistan’s healthcare system: "This injection of funds will go a long way to help Pakistan reach the Millennium Development Goals to cut child deaths and improve mothers’ health.
"I am pleased the UK government and our team in Pakistan led by Eric Hawthorn is leading the way this World Health Day assisting Pakistan’s progress to tackling poverty and becoming increasingly prosperous with a growing economy.
"There’s clear evidence that by working closely with the government we are going to be able to tackle Pakistan’s health challenges over the longer-term.
"We’ve contributed to Pakistan’s success in tackling TB: TB case detection rate is 69% and treatment success rate is now 87%. The challenge now is to replicate this impact in maternal and newborn health."
With one in ten children not reaching their fifth birthday and every year at least 15,000 women dying from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, improving healthcare in Pakistan is a real challenge - but one that the UK and Pakistani governments are committed to working together on in order to continue progress.
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