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Women, child suffer most as conflict hampers health service
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Karachi
January 30, 2021
The conflict-hit parts of Balochistan have much lower coverage levels for maternal and child health services than peaceful parts of the province, according to a case study on healthcare in Pakistanâs violence-affected areas published in BioMed Centralâs Conflict and Health journal.
Researchers at the Aga Khan University and the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, conducted the case study in two areas of Pakistan: Balochistan â with a specific focus on the Makran belt that includes the districts of Gwadar, Keich and Panjgur â and Fata due to the chronic nature of conflict in these areas. The study consisted of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the provision of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services (RMNCAH&N) comparing coverage in districts facing minimal, moderate and severe levels of conflict.
KARACHI: A recently published study has found that maternal and child health services in the conflict-hit parts of Pakistan are severely affected due to insecurity, unavailability of staff and damage to healthcare facilities, suggesting the need for customised strategies to promote women and child health in these areas.
The study on healthcare in Pakistan’s violence-affected areas is published in BioMed Central’s Conflict and Health journal.
It was conducted by researchers at the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, in two areas of Pakistan: Balochistan with a specific focus on the Makran belt that includes the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur and (former) Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) due to the chronic nature of conflict in these areas.