Social Policy Resource Centre

Social Policy Resource Centre

Bazeecha Trust

Community Engagement with Persons with Disabilities at Bazeecha Trust The SPRC team visited “Sunshine Homes” of Bazeecha Trust to spend a day with the women at trust and arranged different recreational activities for them. Realizing the importance of actively engaging in delivering services for vulnerable groups we organized fun and stimulating activities for persons with disabilities. […]

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Social Policy Institutionalization – Special talk on SDTV

Social Policy Institutionalization – Special talk on SDTV SPRC Policy Advisor, Dr. Safdar Sohail joined Tahir Dhindsa for a special talk on the state and evolution of social policy in Pakistan for SDTV. He explained the rationale and motivation underlying the establishment of a research based think tank on Social Protection. SPRC emphasizes the need

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Taking Care of Elderly; International Day on Older Persons

Taking Care of Elderly International Day on Older Persons 1st October 2022 Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1603157 People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population. According to WHO,

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Health Equities for Persons with Disability in Pakistan

Health Equities for Persons with Disability in Pakistan “Besides the public health issues faced by most of the minority/ vulnerable segment, Persons with disabilities experience additional inequities in health, economic barriers, and difficulties in accessing required care because of their disability. In short, they face a “double burden.” (US Department of Health and Human Services

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