International Medical Corps UK Navigation WHAT WE DO WHERE WE WORK Utility Nav DONATE GET INVOLVED You are here: PAKISTAN breadcrumb navigation: THE CHALLENGES AND OUR RESPONSE Pakistan is plagued by both ongoing instability and recurrent natural disasters that uproot families from their homes and destroy livelihoods. Military operations continue in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), while floods and earthquakes are common. International Medical Corps has worked in Pakistan since 1985, with our first program focusing on basic paramedical training to young Afghan refugees, who then returned home to treat neglected populations. This training was extended to Pakistanis living in volatile frontier areas in 1999 and we have since responded to major disasters throughout the country. When a massive earthquake struck the region in 2005, claiming more than 70,000 lives, our medical response teams were on the scene, treating survivors, within 12 hours. Today, we are fighting gender-based violence (GBV) in six districts. Women & Children's Health: Today, International Medical Corps works in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, providing the following services for Afghan refugees and vulnerable Pakistanis: Sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) Mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) Assistance to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) Community education and awareness-raising International Medical Corps has been addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in Pakistan since 2008 and was the first organization to fight GBV with a comprehensive community-based strategy in refugee villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province. Our SRH program serves more than 325,000 people and our GBV program services more than 100,000, and both are integrated with MHPSS services. In addition, our teams helped form 18 male and female community gender-support groups (GSGs) in nine Afghan refugee villages, which educate community members about how to identify and prevent GBV, and provided basic counselling and referral services to survivors. EXPLORE PAKISTAN OUR IMPACT AND WORK FILTER CONTENT BY UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY IN PAKISTAN READ MORE PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN AFGHAN REFUGEE VILLAGES READ MORE STOPPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN READ MORE A YOUNG WOMAN’S LIFE SAVED READ MORE "WHEN OUR GIRLS BECOME SUCCESSFUL WE FEEL PROUD" READ MORE AQAL'S STORY READ MORE MORE JOIN THE FIGHT TO HELP THOSE HIT BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER AROUND THE WORLD. SIGN UP TO RECEIVE EMAILS FROM US. GET IN TOUCH International Medical Corps UK will send you emails about our work and how you can contribute to that work using the data you provide. You may unsubscribe at any point. Your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy. Footer Navigation ABOUT US CONTACT FRAUD ALERT JOBS MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT PRIVACY AND COOKIES PRESS RELEASES REPORTS VOLUNTEER Connect KEEP INFORMED International Medical Corps UK will send you emails about our work and how you can contribute to that work using the data you provide. You may unsubscribe at any point. Your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy. share this facebook icon twitter icon instagram icon linkedin icon Small Print Registered Charity Number 1093861 Registered in England and Wales as Company Number 04474904. Cookies & Privacy Policy. Our website uses cookies. By continuing we assume your permission to deploy cookies. You can read our cookies and privacy policies (updated May 25th 2018) here..