Helping 6,000 Displaced Pakistan Families

Summary

RI is committed to families who have been displaced by violence into 6 camps in Lower Dir, Pakistan. RI focuses on medicine support, maternal and child health, health education, and health campaigns.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

There are 80,000 people living in 22 camps in Lower Dir. Approximately 40,000 of people in need are women of which 4,000 are pregnant or nursing babies. The health and welfare of the population is in danger: women are reporting reduced breastfeeding, 86 % of men and women report little or no access to clean water and soap to ensure disease is not spread, measles and other diseases are on the rise, 72 % are without food supplies, and 76 % of the camps residents have experienced mental trauma.

Activities

RI’s health activities include: support and training for maternal and child health; medicines supplies; mobile referral services; facilitation and training of a community health committee; education campaigns among families for safety and awareness.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Daily medical services will provide the treatment of miner and moderate ailments. Appropriate and prompt referral services will assist to save lives. Health education and hygiene promotion will significantly decrease the risk of out breaks.

Project Message

“Primary health care service delivery is crucial and with your help RI can immediately reduce suffering and give 6,000 families dignity and ensure they can return home healthy.”
- Maria Tsvetkova, Relief International, Country Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Amarah Niazi
Program Officer
5455 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1280
Los Angeles, California 90036
United States
310-478-1200
Email:

Project Sponsor

Relief International

Organization

Relief International
5455 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1280
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in PakistanPakistan and can also be found under HealthHealth.

For more information about Pakistan, read the Human Development Report on Pakistan or the Wikipedia entry for Pakistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 23, 2008