World Population Foundation (WPF), Pakistan along with local partner, Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) has taken its Safe Motherhood campaign to 16 districts of Sindh. The target districts include, Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Matiari, Sanghar, Umarkot, Dadu, Sukkhur, Shikarpur, Qambar, Shahdadpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore and Karachi.
The focus of the campaign is to draw the attention of policy makers as well as general community to the issues of Safe Motherhood and particularly on the Human Rights Council’s resolution on ‘Preventable Maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights”.
The activities which will continue from 27th July to 2nd August, 2010 will include awareness raising seminars with all key stakeholders in the target districts. Moreover, corners will also be set up across all districts to gather support for the e-petition that has been launched for the implementation of the UN resolution on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights.
The focus of the campaign is to draw the attention of policy makers as well as general community to the issues of Safe Motherhood and particularly on the Human Rights Council’s resolution on ‘Preventable Maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights”.
The activities which will continue from 27th July to 2nd August, 2010 will include awareness raising seminars with all key stakeholders in the target districts. Moreover, corners will also be set up across all districts to gather support for the e-petition that has been launched for the implementation of the UN resolution on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights.
