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Brief Report of
World Health Organization (WHO) Activities Since 11 September as of 9
October 2001 (http://www.who.int/disasters/repo/7363.doc)
"Brief Report of World Health Organization (WHO) Activities Since 11
September as of 9 October 2001" is a document prepared by the
Department of Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) of the World Health
Organization (WHO). In the report, EHA provides an overview of WHO humanitarian activities in Afghanistan since U.S. air strikes against the
country have commenced in October 2001. The WHO Afghanistan international staff were evacuated from Afghanistan
and were relocated to sub-offices in Pakistan. The WHO is
coordinating with United Nations (UN) agencies and other nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) to deliver emergency medical supplies and to assess
the situation of potential refugees outside Afghanistan. Information about
water and sanitation projects and other health care activities of the WHO
in Afghanistan and Pakistan is
available. The EHA presents the online version of the document.
Health
Information for Travelers to Pakistan (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/pakistan.aspx)
Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling to Pakistan.
Provided by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cancer Patients Aid Association (http://www.cpaaindia.org/)
Charitable NGO established in 1969 that advocates a holistic approach to
working with cancer patients in India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal,
and Pakistan.
Features organizational information with reports (since 1999), general
reference information in the form of FAQs,
articles, newspaper clippings (since 1999), and a resource directory (a
database of services and organizations).
EC/UNFPA Initiative for
Reproductive Health in Asia (http://www.asia-initiative.org/)
The European Commission (EC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
present the EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia, which
devotes itself to providing financial support over four years on
reproductive health activities and services in Asia.
The initiative details the countries involved, partners, news, upcoming
events, and projects. Provides extensive information about the program
which helps fund and coordinate local programs to improve the reproductive
health of men, women and youths in Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Laos, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. Includes news releases,
annual reports, "ComNet News"
newsletter (all archived since July 1999), newsletter (in HTML or PDF
format), project descriptions, fact sheets, and sponsored events.
EMDAT:
The International Emergency Disasters Database (http://www.emdat.be/Database/CountryProfile/countryprofiles.php)
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters of the School of Public Health
at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels,
Belgium, presents
information on natural disasters all over the world, including Pakistan. To be
considered a disaster, there must be 10 or more people reported killed, 100
people reported affected, a call for international assistance, or a
declaration of a state of emergency. The center highlights the top 10
natural disasters, a chronology of natural disasters, and raw data for Pakistan.
International Labour Organization (ILO),
Islamabad, Pakistan (http://www.ilo.org.pk/)
The International Labour Organization (ILO), an
international agency that works for social justice and freedom from
discrimination worldwide, highlights its activities in Pakistan. The ILO has been
assisting Pakistan
through technical cooperation programs in such areas as labor standards,
labor administration, industrial relations, human resource development, and
occupational safety and health. The headquarters of the ILO in Pakistan are located in Islamabad.
International Medical
Corps (IMC): Pakistan (http://www.imcworldwide.org/pakistan/)
The International Medical Corps (IMC), a humanitarian nonprofit
organization, presents information about its programs in Pakistan. The focus of the IMC
programs in Pakistan is
on the Afghan refugees, who began fleeing Afghanistan in 1979. The IMC
attempts to offer basic health care services to the refugees.
Liaquat University of
Medical Health Sciences (http://www.lumhs.edu.pk/)
Presents the university website with links to administration, courses,
result, bulletin, announcement, general information, faculties of
dentistry, surgery, medicine and allied scineces,
public health scineces.
Pak Avenue (http://pakavenue.com/)
Pakistan Information Networks presents a collection of Web sites related to
Pakistan.
The sites cover Pakistani art and entertainment, news and media, Islam,
society and culture, sports and recreation, government and politics, health
and medicine, education, cities of Pakistan, and science and
technology.
PakSearch.com - Database
Company (http://www.paksearch.com/)
Major database oriented towards economic and government affairs.
Pakistan Link (http://www.pakistanlink.com/)
Presents "Pakistan Link," published weekly in Los Angeles, California
by Bizlink, International, Inc. Includes news,
features, and commentaries on such topics as religion and health.
Pakistan, a country
study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc.html)
Presents information on Pakistan,
provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. Includes information on Pakistan's
geography, economy, society, transportation, communications, government,
politics, and national security. Discusses the country's history, ethnic
groups, religion, international trade, land use, foreign affairs, and armed
forces.
Population
Council (http://www.popcouncil.org/asia/pakistan.html)
Presents overviews of the Council's activities in Pakistan, surveys reproductive
health issues, and includes special reports on family welfare centers and
IUD use.
South Asian Women's Network (SAWNET) (http://sawnet.org/)
Presents access to an online information resource and forum for those
interested in South Asian women's issues. Notes that the site includes
several countries as part of South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, India, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Includes information about books by and for South Asian women, cinema,
children's books, current events, domestic violence, health information,
careers, and electronic resources.
Women's International
Center (WIC): Benazir Bhutto. (http://www.wic.org/bio/bbhutto.htm)
Features a biography of Pakistani prime minister and author Benazir Bhutto,
part of the Web site of the Women's International Center (WIC), a nonprofit
education and service foundation. Notes that Bhutto was the first woman to
head the government of an Islamic state. Discusses her implementation of a
nationwide program of health and education reform. Offers access to the WIC
home page and other biographies of women.
World Health Organization
(WHO), Pakistan (http://www.who.int/countries/pak/en/)
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides technical assistance to
individual member states, in order to improve health care for their
citizens. The division of the WHO in Pakistan
is headquartered in Islamabad.
The programs of the WHO in Pakistan
focus on polio eradication, poverty reduction, control of communicable
diseases, and integration of primary health care.
Yahoo!
Directory on Pakistan (http://asia.dir.yahoo.com/regional/countries/Pakistan/)
The Yahoo Search Engine's directory of websites related to Pakistan.
The site divides information by category, including information by region,
arts, business, computers, education, government, health, science and more.
The number of websites in the directory is listed next to each category.
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