The national research study documented an over-arching view of marginalized adolescent girls’ nutrition, reproductive health and other associated issues in Pakistan; and its influence on a broad group of SDGs. The results highlighted the deterring gender norms in communities, hindering the access of adolescent girls to health and their negative pregnancy experiences. The final report included key recommendations by stakeholders to enhance access to appropriate health services for adolescent girls; a comprehensive curriculum on sexual and reproductive health devised for inclusion in school syllabus at secondary level.
Project details
Client name:
British Council, Research and Advocacy Fund (RAF), Department for International Development (DFID)
Location:
Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Baluchistan Provinces, Pakistan
Technical Lead:
Dr Shabnum Sarfraz
Grantee:
Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore
Year:
2013-14
Status:
Completed
Service:
Research
Sector:
Health
« Women are not dying because of diseases we cannot treat. They are dying because societies have yet to make the decision that their lives are worth saving »
PROF. MAHMOUD FATHALLAH
Founder Safe Motherhood Initiative- Government
- Academia
- others
- Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department
- Bureau of Statistics
- Integrated Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child Health and Nutrition Program (IRMNCHN&P)
- District Health Offices
- Fatima Memorial Hospital College of Medicine & Dentistry
- Institute of Business Administration, Sukkur
- Institute of Public Health, Quetta
- Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
- UNICEF
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- UK Department for International Development (DFID)
- British Council
- Research and Advocacy Fund (RAF)
- Nur Center for Research and Policy
