Children born in Britain’s Pakistani community, where more than half of marriages are between firstcousins and children are 10 times more likely than the general population to suffer genetic disorders. The medical risks of first cousin marriages include higher rates of infant mortality, birth defects, learning difficulties, blindness, hearing problems and metabolic disorders. Read more »
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A record number of female candidates will stand in Afghanistan’s parliament elections next month, regardless of the everyday prejudice and death threats from the Taliban.
“With voting billed for 18 September, Kabul’s streets have been plastered in posters and billboards, many of which show the faces of would-be female MPs in the capital, the number of whom has more than doubled since 2005. However, many of the posters do not stay up long, or get defaced with slashes of bright red ink,” reports The Guardian. Read more »
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GPs should tell such women to take 75mg of aspirin daily from 12 weeks until birth, said the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice).
The dosage is much lower than the 300mg commonly taken to relieve pain. Taking that amount regularly can increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy and can affect growth of the foetus later on. Read more »
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LAHORE: FIFA has included Pakistan women’s football team in its world ranking system on provisional basis, a spokesman of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said here on Thursday.
“Under the dynamic leadership of PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat, we have worked hard for five years to build up women’s football and the appreciation from FIFA means very much to us and will inspire us to do even better,” said Robina Irfan, Chairperson of the PFF Women’s Wing. Read more »
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — As rains continue to threaten Pakistan’s flood-ravaged areas, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday said it is “critical” to address the special needs of pregnant women who have been displaced by the disaster in the country.
Over 15.4 million Pakistanis have been affected by recent floods, including an estimated 1.5 million women of childbearing age in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, stated UNFPA in a press release.
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of UNFPA, highlighted the dire situation facing the 52,500 Pakistani women that are expected to give birth in the next three months.
“Women have special needs because they continue to give birth, regardless of the dangers surrounding them, and require timely medical care to ensure a safe delivery,” she said.
According to the UN Fund, more than 9,000 women will require surgical procedures to address pregnancy-related complications in the immediate future. Read more »
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JEDDAH: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Wednesday called on member states and the international community to supply urgent aid to Pakistan, which is grappling with devastating floods. Read more »
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KARACHI: Three more children died at a flood relief camp following an outbreak of gastroenteritis and around 70 cases of acute dehydration were referred to different hospitals on Wednesday, Dawn has learnt. Government officials, however, confirmed only one death.
The epidemic occurred at a housing complex located in Labour Square, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, currently being used as a flood relief camp.
Over 8,000 people, who were provided shelter at the 1,000-flat complex, had been drinking “polluted” water from a storage tank until recently when chlorine tablets were put into it and water filters were installed, sources said. Read more »
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Islamabad: With at least 1,500 dead and around 20 (m) million people displaced by Pakistan’s worst flooding in more than a century, aid officials now fear the spread of disease through the floodwater.
Many people get their water from open wells, which are now contaminated.
Teams from international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are now supplying fresh water in areas including the Swat valley, Nowshera and the town of Charsadda, about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) north of Peshawar. Read more »
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ISLAMABAD: More than half a million pregnant women in flood-affected areas across Pakistan are living in dangerously unhygienic conditions, the government warned on Wednesday but claimed that it was taking measures to ensure their safety.
“We believe that there are 500,000 pregnant women who are at risk because of the unsafe, unhygienic environment,” Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira told a news conference here. Read more »
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