Dr Shahida Memon

According to WHO reports about 8.9%suicidal deaths occur/ 100,000 people among which 13.3 % are Male & 4.3 % Females, this rate is slightly below the global average of 9%. The number of deaths due to Suicide in a year /100,000 people (CRUDE SUICIDE RATE) 1. 2019, was 8.9% with 0% increase from 2018 2. 2018 was 8.9% with 2.2 % decline from 2017 3. 2017 was 9.io% with 0% increase from 2016 4. 2016 was 9.10% increase by 1.11 %from 2015. According ScienceDirect.com In 2019 between 15 to 35 people die by suicide every day which is as one person kills himself every hour (By Atika Rahman & Jahazaib Haq). They conducted a Study from a Newspaper (The Daily Nation) took data for suicidal deaths reported from 1st March 2021 to 28th February 2022 During this 12 month study they found 51 suicidal deaths among which 65% were male & 35% female. Now a days more suicidal deaths are being reported from District Thatta as in recent past were hot topic in District Tharparkar. But no any r...

بینظیر انکم سپورٹ پروگرام جولائی 2008 میں پاکستان میں شروع کیا گیا جس کا مقصد تھا کہ جو لوگ 5000 سے کم آ مدنی والے ہیں ان کو کچھ مدد ہو جائے کم سے کم کھانے پینے کی اشیاء کے لئے. شروع می5.7 ملین خاندان اس میں رجسٹرڈ تھے جو اب 7.7 ہو گئے ہیں. ہر تین ماہ کے بعد ان کو 7000 ملتے ہیں جو ٹوٹل 5.5بلین بنتے ہیں. اس کے بعد احساس پروگرام کے تحت ملتے ہیں. تحتملح2000 کورونا کی وبا کے دوران ہر خاندان کو احساس پروگرام کے تحت 12000 دیے گئے کیونکہ اس ہ وقت بیروزگاری ہو گئی تھی لوگ گھروں تک محدود ہو گئے تھے اور بینک ورلڈ نے بھی قرض دیا تقریباً 15 ملین خاندان کو 203 بلین دیے گئے. بینظیر انکم سپورٹ پروگرام کے تحت کتنے پروگرام دس سال تک چلے لیکن کرپشن کی وجہ سے بند ہو گئے. بات یہ نہیں کہ کوئی پروگرام اچھا یا برا ہے مسئلہ دونوں میں برابر ہے عوام اور حکومت کیونکہ ہم اصل میں یا تو ھڈ حرام ہیں یا ہمیں خان بوجھ کر بنایا جا رہا ہے نہ ہم محنت کے حق میں ہیں. کیا آ پ سمجھتے ہیں کہ مفت میں اگر 2000 ہر مہینے اور ہر تین ماہ کے بعد 7000 مل رہے ہیں یہ ہماری غربت کم کر رہے ہیں. صبح سویرے سے لائنوں میں عورتیں کھ...

Every year 25th April is celebrated world wide as Malaria Day with new theme .In 2023 the Theme is “ TIME TO DELIVER ZEROMALARIA; INVEST, INNOVATE :IMPLEMENT” The third I Implementation is for highlighting the importance of reaching Marginalized population with the tools and strategies available. In Pakistan Malaria is Endemic and a high rise is reported in 2022 between January and August as over 3.4 Million suspected cases as compared with 2.6 Million over the course of 2021.More rise reported in Sindh and Baluchistan after divesting floods contributing 78% to all confirmed cases. Malaria is life threatening disease caused by parasite which are transmitted in humans by the bite of infected female anopheles Mosquito ,it is also transmitted by infected blood transfusion, Organ Transplant ,Sharing contaminated syringes and needles also from mother to child before or during delivery. The first symptom is fever, Headache, Chills which usually appear with in 10 to 15 days after the bite...

Every Year WHO celebrates Immunization Week from 24 to 30 April with a new Theme as theme for 2023 is “ The Big Catchup” .The purpose is to highlight the collective action needed and promote the use of vaccines for protecting people of all ages against diseases. This is a chance to reach millions of children who missed their vaccinations due to any reason which vary from area to area, community to community or region to region. Whatever reasons this is time to vaccinate children as many as possible who missed their routine vaccination due to Pandemic in 2019 and at least we can strength the immunization to that level Pakistan is one of few countries in which Polio & Measles are Endemic and also highest Mortality rate of Infants & Children under five years which are partially related to vaccine and can be prevented. A survey conducted by AKU with its Academic Partners between July 2022 to December 2020 has revealed that 76.1 % children under 2 years are fully vaccinated whil...

Now a days the whole world is facing challanges due to Climate change & Global Warming and no doubt as being an under developed Country Pakistan is paying more in terms of excessive floods,droughts,Melting Glaciers resulting food insecurity. As an individual every one has responsibility in both increasing the pollution and should feel to take steps to decrease on if not larger scale but by small contributions even without expending money. For every thing why we should not look in Government as residents we have responsibilities for our coming generations .As if every on will clean his own space the whole space will be cleaned. The Government is only for passing BILLS but not intrested to implement as according to Express Tribune 20 May 2022, the Manufacture,Sale & use of Polythene bags was banned as theses can not only increase the garbage ,but clogg the sewage lines and when burnt cause air pollution. The Statics are very alarming,as currently an estimated 11 million tons...

Islam is only relegion who has given equal rights to women and men beside other basic rights one is inheritanc means share in property after death of father or husband. In Quran surah NISA verses 11-12 & 176 it is clearly explained. The man has double shard than a daughter if there are two or more daughters the share will be 2/3 of all property and wife has 1/8,this does not mean that women are considered inferior but in islam the male are supposed to provide finincial responsibilities. But due to lack of awareness and social issues mostly females are deprived either forcefully or by wrong tactis. As pakistan is an islamic country there fore the inheritance law also is followed by islamic rules in which spouse,parents and children are legal heir of any deceased person. How ever now in various cases filed in supreme court for heirship the SC has clearly given vdrdict that males who deprive women from their legal right, Under Section 498 B Prevention of Anti Women Practices Act 2...

Khula is a right given to women in Islam that at any time she can dissolve the marriage contract when she feels that he or her husband can not live together in Marriage contract. In Pakistan the cases instituted for Khula are alarmingly increasing as the statistics show. In Khula the woman can not claim her Haq Maher if it is not given at the time of marriage and even husband is not bound to pay her expenses. According to daily Dawn 5th January 2021 the cases filed for khula has raised by 722% AS COMPARED IN 2019 WHERE 632 CASES WERE FILED. In 2020 around 5198 women approached courts for separation in Sindh province from which 4050 were instituted in Karachi districts and majority from Malir Districts. According to some statics by an advocate who has specialized in f family law the cases were more filed during Pandemic though due to lock down there was time for reunion in family but as many working males not only spent 24 hours at home but were also became unemployed which led to qu...

zero Hunger according to SDGSS can be achieved by Gender Equality where all Men, Women, Children,Boys & girls should enjoy their basic right to have adequate food but according the WFP globally the women are exposed to food insecurity 8.4% higher than five years ago. Here we focus on Pakistan which is more effected due to multiple reasons including floods,Climate Changes .Until and unless we will not give Empowerment to women which nearly account 50% of population how we can address gender Equality. According to Global Gender Index Report 2022 Pakistan ranks at 145 no out of 156 countries in terms of Women Ecoconomic Participation & Opportunity and for Education attainment at 135 while for Women Health Care Survival at 143 No (An eye opening Statics). Pakistan has lowest Level of Gender partiipation in South Asia State.Only 8% of Micro_Small & Medium Sized enterprises are owned by women. According to Economic Survey 15 November 2022 the Female literacy rate is 48...

On 7th April every year WHO celebrates 7th April as world health day since 1950 and every year theme is announced as in 2023 the theme is Health fof all.We all know that lakistan is signatue of SDGS where universal health coverage is also an important land mile stone to be achieved. For achieving health for all first wd look how much HCPS are in pakistan to meet the needs.According WHO 2.5 medical staff (physicians,Nurses,and midwives) are required / 1000 people while acvording to world bank data published in March 2023 it is 1,1179. There is acute shortage of doctors .some data shows 230000 registerd doctors out of which 110000 are female and 60% of these females do not lractice due to family problems. one data shows that 25000 doctors has legt pakistan.No matter in pakistan always data accuracy issue remains. At this time what is responsibility of govt just hold the banners infront of hospitals take photographs and send to higher authoritied Where are our health ed...

As National Public week is going to be celebrated therefore I myself wanted to contribute some thing . i am already working on SHRH through some organazation (Baithaik Challenging Taboo) which along with other components of SHRH is focusing on Family Planning especially in far flung Rural areas of Sindh with Balochistan. Pakistan is 5th most popoulous country in the world with a population growth rate at 2.4% according to some studies it varies and 3.6 children at an average family inspite of Pakistan Government,large scale funding & various Family Planning programes to raise the CPR by 50% up to 2025 but it is sagnant around 30 to 35% from which 24.3% is modern CPR. from(12 January 20230.aS WE KNOW THAT CPR IS AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH,POPULATION DEVELOPMENT and WOMENS EMPOWERMENT. The question is why we are so far behind to achieve the results .One factor on which I am focusing and observed in rural areas is UNMET needs which were to be reduced from 21% to 17% but theses ar...

 کچھ دن پہلے کراچی کی ایک رنگساز فیکٹری مین ایک افسوسناک واقع ہوا جس مین زکوات کی ورہاست کے لءے لوگ جمع ہوے جس مین 11 لوگ لقمء اجل بن گءے جن مین 3 چھوٹے بچے اور زیادہ تر عورتین تھین.ایک 16 سال کا نوجوان لڑکا بھی شامل تھا مرنے والون مین. میڈیا رپورٹ کے مطابق لوکل انتظامیہ کو یا پولیس کو اطلاع نہین تھی اور ہر سال اسی طریقے سے 2000 سب کو دیےجاتے تھے نہ صرف فیکٹری مین کام کرنے والے بلکہ اس پاس کے غریب بھی اتے تھے.رپورٹ مین یہ بتایا گیا ہے کہ جیسے ہی گیٹ کھولا گیا کوءی 600  سے 700 لوگ اندر گھس اءے اور چونکہ گلی تنگ تھی تو دھکم پیل مین کچھ پیرون مین کچلے گءے کچھ بیھوش اور کچھ مر گءے. انتظامیہ نے 7 لوگون کو گرفتار کیا اور فیکٹری سیل کر دی. سوال یہ ہے کہ کیا فیکٹری کی انتظامیہ کو ہو سکتا ہے کہ اندازہ نہ ہو کہ اتنی بڑی تعداد مین لوگ ہونگے کیونکہ بیروزگاری اور مہنگاءی نے لوگون کی کمر توڑ دی ہے بلکہ کچھ پیشہ ور بھکاری بھی موقع کا فاءدہ اٹھاتے ہین. میرے خیال مین زکوت صرف رمضان مین ہی کیون اور کیابھوک اوا مہنگاءی اور بیروزگاری رمضان مین ہی ہوتی ہے اور کیا یہ صرف لوگون کودکھا کر دی جا سکتی ...