WHAT IS GWHI?

Girls and Women Health Initiative (GWHI), a non- governmental and non-profit organization, is a health & well being initiative for girls and women of all ages.

Our programs encompass  all areas related to general health and gynaecological ailments.

At GWHI , we believe that a healthy and prosperous nation respects all privileges of women including their rights to life, liberty, security, equality, free from all forms of discrimination, freedom of thought, information and education and their right to be free from torture and ill treatment of all kinds.
 

GWHI wishes success to all its volunteers for their up coming results.

Our volunteers from Aitchison College, Lahore Grammar School,Beacon House and LUMS are appearing for various exam  results in August !

Our best wishes are with them always  !!

MOTHER'S DAY ------- A TWO SIDED PICTURE !

FOOD FOR THOUGHT -------

We join in celebrating Mother's Day in loving and honouring mothers around us but there is another side of the story too ! We must not forget millions of mothers across the globe and in Pakistan, who loose their lives due to complications related to pregnancy , childbirth or misscarriage.The greatest tragedy is that these women are not dying because the medical science and profession do not have the treatments for their illnesses ------These mothers contiue to die, as the world as a whole , nations, countries ,international agencies , policy makers , planners and financial gurus have just not given the life of a woman , the prioirty it deserves.The loss of a mother is not the loss of an indiviual life .Maternal death is one of the greatest human tragedies .The death of a mother initiates a cascade of ongoing disasters for the whole household and less than half of the children who loose their mothers at birth ever see their 1st birthday ------

Anemia , excessive bleeding , uncontrolled blood pressure and delay in seeking proper medical help are the most important reasons responsible for the deaths of women everyday , across the world and in Pakistan.Our camp data shows that around 80 % of our girls and women suffer from significant anemia .GWHI runs 'GO PINK !' a campaign to eradicate anemia .Please join us to make a real difference.Please help us in fighting these illnesses which are easily treatable .
 

SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT WELLNESS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
 
GWHI conducts many lectures, seminars and interactive sessions at various Universities and Colleges and Sukh Chan Club . These free of cost lectures are conducted  by Dr Noreen Zafar herself and include variety of topics including gynecological problems ,weight issues, period problems, problems with concieving, risk of female cancer, breast cancer etc. Sometimes a prestigious guest accompanies the President for the lectures, for instance just recently the Australian breast cancer expert Beth Trevan  joined the GWHI team and shared her valuable insight with a lot of women and girls.