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© UNICEF/UNI416483/Saiyna Bashir On 14 April 2023 at the Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan, staff nurse Mariam Azam holds 6-hour-old Muhammad Awais in a dedicated room for vaccination, which is supported by UNICEF and partners.

Every Woman Every Newborn in Pakistan

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©UNICEF/UNI510611/Hasnain On 18 October 2023, meet Afshan’s newborn baby in Old Wahadat, Union Council 2, Tehsil Qasimabad, Hyderabad, Sindh.

National mortality targets

Maternal
mortality ratio

70 per 100,000 live births
by 2030

Stillbirth
rate

12 per 1,000 total births
by 2030

Neonatal mortality rate

12 per 1,000 live births
by 2030

Progress to meet the national maternal, newborn mortality and stillbirth reduction targets

© UNICEF/UNI416484/Saiyna Bashir. On 14 April 2023 at the Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan, staff nurse Mariam Azam holds 6-hour-old Muhammad Awais with charge nurse Ruth Talib in a dedicated room for vaccination, which is supported by UNICEF and partners.

Progress to meet Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere coverage targets

MNH Acceleration Plan highlights

  • Expand the implementation of quality of care tools on maternal and perinatal health in selected districts (see details in box below)
  • Roll out the implementation of small and sick newborn units at district level, including by upgrading or repairing the infrastructure and by procuring supplies such as continuous positive airway pressure machines.
  • Support to emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) at district level though an EmONC assessment of health facilities.
  • Support midwifery education at district level by implementing a national and Provincial action plan on midwifery strategic framework, upgrading institutes, faculty & faculty development, ensuring continuous professional development and capacity building.

© UNICEF/UNI416483/Saiyna Bashir. On 10 May 2023 in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, vaccinator Bibi Aliya immunizes a 6-hour-old girl inside a vaccination area supported by UNICEF and partners at Bolan Medical Complex.

© UNICEF/UNI416483/Saiyna Bashir.On 18 April 2023 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Lady Health Worker (LHW) Shamim Hussain stands for a portrait while working.

Quality of care in Pakistan

As part of its efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths, Pakistan is taking steps to improve the quality of maternal and newborn health. These include:

Expanding implementation of Quality of Care tools on maternal and perinatal health in selected districts:

  • Scaling up implementation of Maternal Perinatal Death Surveillance & Response (MPDSR) system at district, provincial and national level,
  • Strengthen Early Essential Newborn Care in selected districts
  • Roll-out use of Labour Care Guide in selected districts

News and events

Webinar: Evaluating the Quality of Care Network

February 11, 2025

UCL Institute for Global Health is organising a webinar to discuss the outcomes and share insights from its evaluation of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (the Quality of Care Network).

Join on 24 February at 2pm CET: https://buff.ly/42Ts2Ej

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