American Refugee Committee: ARC Pakistan

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ARC Pakistan

Head Office: Islamabad

Where ARC Works in Pakistan: In and around Quetta and the Bagh district

People We Serve: Afghan refugees, earthquake-affected communities in the north

Since the 1970’s, three million Afghan refugees have fled to Pakistan to escape drought, an oppressive Taliban government, and constant conflict and threats. ARC has been providing health care services to these refugees since establishing operations in Pakistan in 2002. While many people have returned to Afghanistan, more than one million remain in refugee camps in Pakistan.

View a "before & after" photo album of the reproductive health unit that ARC recently renovated in Pakistan.

What ARC does in Pakistan:

Community Education and Awareness
Healthcare Training
HIV/AIDS Awareness
Reproductive Health Care
Primary Health Care
Psycho-social Counseling
Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Treatment
Water and Sanitation

Operational Since: 2002

Since 2002, ARC has worked in refugee camps near the western city of Quetta, focusing on providing health care and training members of the community in basic health services.

After the massive earthquake of October, 2005, ARC began operating in the northern part of the country, providing emergency health care, supplies, shelter and food aid. Today, ARC is still helping people in this remote region of Pakistan with health care and community mobilization services.

Milestones:

In 2007, ARC served 250,000 people in the Bagh district of Pakistan. These communities were affected by the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and are still in need of health care, clean water and sanitation, community development and skills training services.

ARC is one of the lead agencies in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, providing health care to 84,000 Afghan Refugees in Mohammad Khail refugee camp and Surkhab and Saranan districts last year.

Related Reading

"US Government Awards ARC $2.7 Million to Continue Pakistan Earthquake Relief Effort"

Read about ARC's 2005 Pakistan Quake Relief Effort

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