The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) signed an agreement with FM-100 to create awareness about hygiene, health, water, sanitation and environmental issues among quake victims particularly in Muzaffarabad.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of FM-104 on Saturday in Muzaffarabad, adviser to prime minister and chairman of National Volunteers Movement Mohammad Ali Durrani urged students to set up similar radio station in other affected areas as well.
He appreciated the spirit of students' volunteer, saying every leader and institution should learn volunteerism from the people of Pakistan.
The Punjab University vice-chancellor said the university is a trend-setter. "We have set the trend of helping affected people in their distress," he added.
The FM-104 radio transmission would focus on issues like sanitation, use of latrines, hand washing and safe water, and health issues like mother and child health, protection from diarrhoea, routine and special immunisation campaign, as well as other subjects.
"Unicef is proud to be part of the FM-104 initiative and would be happy to support other such initiatives to reach affected families and communities for better health, hygiene and rehabilitation," said Munir Safieldin, chief of Unicef AJK office.
He said they are working closely with the AJK government to revitalise primary health care, bring children back to school, promote better hygiene and sanitation and provide safe water supplies."
Unicef and WHO would distribute 15,000 radio sets among victims whereas UNFPA has pledged to provide 10,000 sets.
The radio station and radio sets are part of an Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Communication plan for raising awareness in affected areas.
The ministry for environment is leading communication activities related hygiene and WES and has set up an emergency hygiene and WES communication unit to serve as a focal point.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) amounting to Rs 24 million was also signed between the ministry for environment and Unicef on WES communication.
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