The Pakistan Society of Human Resource Management (PSHRM) and Engage Consulting have named ChildLife Foundation the Best Place to Work for Women in Pakistan — 2025.
The recognition reflects the Foundation’s commitment to gender-inclusive policies, safe workplaces, and career development for women. The award ceremony was held recently in Karachi.
Part of the nationwide Best Place To Work study, the award recognises workplace processes and policies that boost employee engagement and promote gender-inclusive practices. It acknowledges ChildLife’s sustained commitment in this area.
Women comprise 71% of ChildLife’s workforce, and 52% of leadership roles. Most of the organisation’s on-ground teams — including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists — are women who translate ChildLife’s commitment to “Save Every Child” into action by delivering lifesaving care to children every day across Pakistan.
In partnership with the government, ChildLife Foundation provides free, 24/7 emergency care to more than 2 million children annually. Through its network of Children’s Emergency Rooms (ERs) and Telemedicine Satellite Centres (TSCs) in over 300 public hospitals across Pakistan, the Foundation delivers timely, lifesaving treatment to children every day.
World Health Organisation (WHO):
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on international and national partners to urgently invest in reducing maternal and newborn deaths as a crucial necessity for the prosperity of Pakistan and the region. Every day, according to WHO, 675 babies under 1 month and 27 mothers die from preventable complications in Pakistan. It amounts over 9800 maternal and 246 300 newborn deaths each year. Pakistan also registers more than 190 000 stillbirths annually.
Under the international theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures”, WHO has reiterated its commitment to partner with Pakistan. Its partnership aimed to provide high-quality health care to all mothers and newborns – leaving no one behind. The WHO called it a vital step towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
“Every country needs healthy mothers and healthy newborns to have a prosperous future. Ending maternal and newborn preventable deaths is possible if we all reinvigorate our efforts. WHO stands with Pakistan to protect the health of babies and their mothers, no matter who they are or where they live. A single maternal or newborn death is one too many, and the cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of action,” said WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Dapeng Luo.
