PESHAWAR - A high level meeting, chaired by the Governor, KPK, Barrister Masood Kausar, reviewed the arrangements made for IDPs from Bara, Khyber Agency, and unanimously pledged to make coordinated efforts to facilitate the IDPs to the maximum extent.
The meeting held at Governor’s House here was, besides others, attended by the representatives of UNHCR and UNICEF including Mr Neill Wright, Mr Ahmad Warsame, Mrs Asma Alamgir MNA and Hamidullah Jan MNA. Secretary Law Fata through a presentation updated the meeting on the current status of Bara IDPs and the services delivery mechanism to facilitate the temporary stay of these IDPs in Jalozai camp and elsewhere.
The meeting was told that 45,764 families had been registered up to April 12, 2012 including 212,183 individuals with 9495 in camp and 36269 off camp families. The services being provided to the IDPs included monthly food ration, tents, NFIs and health, education and vocational training facilities. The meeting was informed that three MCH Centres, four Nutrition Centres, four primary health centers and eight EPI centers were active to serve the IDPs. Similarly 19 primary schools were also working besides four women community centres, 16 child friendly spaces and 16 women friendly spaces available. Vaccination campaign was in progress for children under 15 years of age for measles and Polio. A permanent fully equipped hospital is being planned in collaboration between Directorate of Health Fata and PDMA.
The meeting was further informed that Community-based Management of Malnutrition activities under the directives of the governor were also in progress and three screening points were busy in screening children from six to 59 months with adequate arrangements for treatment and proper nourishment.
The governor while talking on different points underlined the need for provision of full-fledged facilities to the IDPs of Bara in social sectors particularly in the education and health sectors and especially immunisation besides food and shelter and directed the authorities to submit monthly reports to him in this regard. He said that the IDPs from Bara should be extended same facilities as were extended to the IDPs of Malakand. He also stressed that skill development programs including vocational training for women should also be initiated by shifting the already established facilities in Bara Sub division to Jalozai camp along with the staff.