Pakistan
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Our strategy
Address the urgent issues of economic development, public health service delivery, and effective relief and recovery from natural disasters and conflict.
The context
Economic growth in Pakistan is constrained by the ongoing regional instability and conflict, which contributes to domestic instability and violence in much of the country. Rates of tuberculosis (TB), maternal and child mortality, and malnutrition are some of the highest in south Asia. Better governance remains a critical need for equitable development.
Our work
- Emergency response: Provided basic supplies and rehabilitated damaged water and sanitation systems after massive monsoon flooding in 2010 and 2011
- Agriculture & Food: Helping dairy farmers increase their incomes by keeping their animals healthy
- Health: Increasing access to TB treatment; training health workers and midwives to improve maternal childbirth and newborn health
- Economic opportunity: Connecting traders with global markets through internet and mobile technologies
All stories about Pakistan
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Pakistan: Record Disasters, Rapid Response October 20, 2005
Nancy Lindborg, president of Mercy Corps, takes a deep breath when she thinks about 2005. So far, to understate things just a little, it’s been a highly unusual year.
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Pakistan: Latest from the Quake Zone October 18, 2005
Cassandra Nelson is Mercy Corps' senior global media and communications officer, based in Islamabad, Pakistan. For the past week, she's been accompanying emergency-aid workers as they deliver medical care and assess ongoing needs in villages affected by the earthquake.
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Pakistan: Q&A: Cassandra Nelson on the Pakistan Earthquake October 12, 2005
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Pakistan: Relief Operations Expand in Pakistan October 11, 2005
Four days after the quake struck, a Mercy Corps team has established itself in Jabori, north of Muzzafarabad. Jabori is the largest settlement in the remote Seraan valley, which is home to 100,000 people.
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Pakistan: Pakistan Bound: Relief Worker Shares Her Expertise October 10, 2005
From Heathrow airport, before boarding a plane to Islamabad, Susan Romanski, a member of Mercy Corps’ Global Emergency Operations team, stole a brief moment to call into the organization’s Portland headquarters.
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Pakistan: Providing Immediate Aid to Earthquake Survivors in Pakistan October 9, 2005
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Pakistan: Responding to Severe Weather in Pakistan February 16, 2005
Mercy Corps is distributing emergency food and supplies in Pakistan to help people in Baluchistan, Pakistan cope with high amounts of precipitation that have led to severe snowfall in the north and flooding in the south of the province.
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Pakistan: Quetta April 11, 2003
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Pakistan: A New Beginning April 11, 2003
March 18, 2003 - Day Four of life in Islamabad is drawing to a close. So far, so good, really. I arrived on a Muslim holiday and then the next two days were the weekend. I took advantage of the lack of responsibility and my childless state to relax and catch up on sleep.
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Pakistan: Male-Female Interaction April 11, 2003