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 Web References

1. 1. KARACHI: Need for health education stressed -DAWN - Local; 18 May, 2002

   www.dawn.com/2002/05/18/local8 - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/18/2002   Last Visited: 5/18/2002

   Dr Asif Aslam, Unesco programme officer, Sindh, informed the gathering that South Asia, inhabited by a quarter of world population, registered half of all maternal deaths and that Pakistan was a country that witnessed three women deaths every 20 minutes.
   
   He attributed the situation to the low status extended to women in the society where mothers were often treated as disposable items. Dr Aslam referred to his personal experience when people were seen keen to know about the situation and get information to adopt adequate interventions.

2. 2. HYDERABAD: Women to be administered anti-tetanus injections -DAWN - Local; 04 May, 2002

   www.dawn.com/2002/05/04/local1 - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/4/2002   Last Visited: 5/4/2002

   The UNICEF representative for Sindh, Dr Asif Aslam, said that the results of the MNT campaign in the province were very encouraging and added that in the first round 87.4 per cent child bearing women (CBAs) were administered injections while in the second round 79 per cent CBAs were covered. He said the most important thing was routine immunization.

3. 3. KARACHI: Training school for midwives opened -DAWN - Local; 24 March, 2004

   www.dawn.com/2004/03/24/local4 - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/23/2004   Last Visited: 3/24/2004

   The ceremony was attended by Pakistan People's Party Taj Haider, the EDO for health in the city government Dr Fazal Ellahi Memon, UNICEF Representative Dr Asif Aslam, Dr Shershah Syed, Prof (Dr) Sadiqua Jafary, Town Health Officer of Jamshaid Town Dr Salma Ali, representative of Jamshaid Town Nazim Noorul Islam and the coordinator to the city nazim, Dr Abdullah Muttaqi.
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   Dr Asif Aslam, Noorul Islam and Dr Salma Ali also spoke on the occasion.