The government will ensure the sustainability of the Pakistan Deworming Initiative to improve the health and nutrition of school-age children in 45 at-risk districts through systematic strategic planning in collaboration with provinces and regional governments and Technical Assistance Partners.
These assurances were made during the inauguration of the National Learning and Strategic Planning Forum for the Pakistan Deworming Initiative held in Bhurban.
Parliamentary Secretary MoPD&SI, Kanwal Shauzab, inaugurated the National Learning and Strategic Planning Forum for Pakistan Deworming Initiative at Bhurban. The purpose of the two-days forum was to reflect and celebrate the achievement of the deworming of over 8.3 Million school-age children in Sindh, KP, ICT, and Punjab and discuss innovations based on lessons learned from the 2021 experience, and agree on strategies for effectively treating 17 million at-risk school-age children annually.
The event was hosted by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) and Interactive Research & Development Pakistan, with collaboration from the Evidence Action and WHO.
Prominent members from health, education, and planning & development departments from the provinces, along with the representatives of WHO, WFP, Nutrition International, attended the forum.
Notable guests of honors, who attended the forum, included WHO Representative in Pakistan, Dr. Palitha Mahipala, Secretary health AJK, Major General Ahsan Altaf, Vice-Chancellor Health Services Academy, Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan, and Chief Health MoPDSI, Dr. Muhammad Asif, along with stakeholders from all the regions of Pakistan from planning and development, health and education departments.
