Training Report: Millennium Development Goals in the SAARC Region

Power Point Presentations
MDG 3- Promote Gender
Equality & Empower Women
Pakistan 2011
• Progress made since 1990,
but gender inequality remains
high. The ratio of F / M
primary enrolment increased
from 0.73 in 1991 to a
• Female literacy rate is
43% which is lower than
males i.e. 69%.
• Progress in parliament. Due
to the introduction of quotas,
the proportion of seats in the
national assembly held by
women increased from 1% in
1990 to 21% in 2005 is now
highest in the world.
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Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education,
preferably by 2005, and to all levels no later than 2015
MDG 4-Reduce Child
Mortality
Pakistan 2011
• Of six indicators for Goal
4, Pakistan's performance
in achieving MDG targets
by 2015 is unsatisfactory.
• Child mortality rate has
decline from 140 to 100 per
thousand live births
between 1990-2005.
• Pakistan has managed to
lower under-five mortality
rate, there is still a need to
reduce it by 42 percentage
points by 2015, a highly
improbable outcome.
• 12-23 months immunized
against six preventable
diseases has barely
increased from 75% to 78%
from 1990-2008.
MDG 5- Improve
Maternal Health
Pakistan 2011
• Pakistan has the 6th
highest number of maternal
deaths (at least 15,000 a
year), around 300-400
deaths per 100,000 births
• Some progress has been
made although target is
unachieved.
• The percentage of births
attended by skilled health
professionals decreased
from 48% in 2005 to around
41% in 2009.
• Less than a third of
married women use any
form of contraception.
MDG 5- Combat HIV/Aids,
Malaria and other diseases
Pakistan 2011
• The government is
showing commitment to
eradicating HIV. As the
prevalence is low, it seems
possible that Pakistan will
achieve the target by 2015.
• Pakistan has the 6th
highest burden of TB
disease in the world. The
incidence has increased
from 177 to 180, so the
target seems unachievable.
• Malaria
related issues need
attention as there is an
increase of only ten points
(20% to 30%).
MDG 7-Ensure
Environmental Sustainablity
Pakistan 2011
• Safe water has not been
well defined so most of the
drinking water cannot be
classified as safe.
• Pakistan has become
one of the largest users
CNG for use in vehicles. So
the 4th and 5th indicator
has already been achieved.
• Proportion of sanitation
has increased from 30% to
63% in 2008. However it is
still a long way to go to
achieve the target of 90%.
•The possibility to achieve
this goal seems to be
difficult.
MDG 8- Global Partnership
for Development
Pakistan 2011
• The relationship with
International Partners and
Pakistan has varied.
• In the last few years
development assistance
has increased.
• DFID programme in
Pakistan increasing from
£15m in 2001 to around
£200m a year by 2011.
• USAID is providing USD
1.5 Billion per year.
• UN agencies have also
increased their funding by
over 100 %.
• This goal will be
achieved.
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