People's Health & Wellness Program, Balochistan (PHWP)
10 selected districts, Balochistan
PEI's newest flagship: a three-year partnership with the Government of Balochistan and SZABF to cut out-of-pocket health costs and move the province towards Universal Health Coverage.
Rs 4.5Bin-kind support
10districts
3years
Project details
Steady supply of essential medicines and equipment across 10 districts, easing the burden on families and the government budget (SDG 1, SDG 3)
Digital screening, monitoring and timely referral of pregnant women, so complicated pregnancies and obstructed labour are managed early
Early childhood development and health education for school children, with hand, foot and oral hygiene (SDG 4)
Stronger infection prevention and control: standard protocols, provider training and public awareness campaigns
A ready mechanism for emergency relief in any pandemic, outbreak or natural disaster
Sindh Government Children's Hospital, North Karachi
North Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh
Turnaround management of a public children's hospital under contract with the Government of Sindh. By summer 2018 PEI had upgraded its facilities, grounds and services, and the hospital now serves 500,000 children a year, free of charge.
500,000children treated each year
1,500LHWs trained
1,235CMWs trained
Project details
24-hour emergency service and an OPD open six days a week
Five indoor units: PICU, NICU, Surgical, Medical I and II, with records kept in a hospital information system (HIMS)
Medical unit beds raised from 10 to 55 and surgical unit beds from 5 to 25, plus a new 25-bed Medical Ward 3
Registered with the Sindh Health Care Commission
1,500 LHWs and 1,235 CMWs trained in FP/MNCH and primary health care
Full EPI immunisation, COVID-19 vaccination for all age groups, and a Nutrition Stabilisation Centre with WHO
The largest public-private partnership in Pakistan's health sector. With the Sindh Health Department, PEI built a sustainable maternal and newborn health system and linked frontline workers through an m-health app.
4.5Mpeople covered
450birthing stations
4,500LHWs trained
Project details
450 birthing stations, with community midwives trained on an m-health app for diagnosis and supplies
4,500 Lady Health Workers trained on an app covering diagnosis, referral, nutrition, family planning, WASH and immunisation
Health and hygiene skills for 600,000 children in 2,400 schools, and 1 million pairs of shoes against hookworm and jiggers
Help counters at 50 major facilities giving free medical and surgical supplies to the poor
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and Government of Sindh
A public-private partnership with the Government of Balochistan to improve public health care across the province, modelled on the Sindh program. PEI contributes 70% of the funds.
PKR 1Bprogram
70%funded by PEI
Project details
Implemented under the province's PPP Node
Replicates the Sindh model after review by international partners
At the Balochistan Health Department's request, PEI trained DHOs, medical superintendents, senior medical officers and PDMA/DDMA staff in emergency response.
30districts
Project details
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and Balochistan Health Department
PEI engaged and trained Community Health Workers to replicate Lady Health Worker services where no LHW programme reaches, with outreach on nutrition and maternal and child health.
An integrated plan to cut TB deaths, illness and spread, built into the primary health care system run by district health authorities with Provincial TB Control Programs.
81trainings delivered
Project details
Stronger government laboratories and smear microscopy quality assurance
X-ray and radiology support for chest diagnosis
Pharmacy management, infection control and DOTS expansion
81 trainings for health service providers in three provinces
Community walks, sessions, exhibitions and dialogues on TB
Community health workers reduce stunting and malnutrition in close coordination with LHWs, the District Nutrition Committee, PPHI and the health, WASH and agriculture sectors.
Project details
Capacity building for CBOs, mother and father groups and CHWs
Referral to nutrition facilities
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding with mother support groups, TBAs, CMWs and teachers
Cooking demonstrations and messages on handwashing and deworming
Sponsor / partner
Accelerated Action Plan (AAP), Health Department, Government of Sindh
A real-time electronic system for diagnosis, referral and sharing of medical records that connects LHWs, CMWs and specialists, with web dashboards to track service delivery.
4.5Mpeople's records
4,500LHWs trained
450CMWs trained
3,500hospital staff trained
Project details
m-Health apps for LHWs and CMWs
Hospital and HR management information systems (HMIS, HRMS)
Computerised supply chain and warehouse management
A social enterprise model for mother and newborn care that combines a sustainable business model, m-health and franchising. Selected by Grand Challenges Canada in 2011 for a seed grant. Technical solution by FINCON.
7birthing stations
Up to 3×increase in midwives' income
Project details
7 birthing stations set up as franchises
Midwives trained and supplied, with continuous expert advice
A platform for young people to take part in constructive dialogue and healthy activities, bringing them together and reducing their vulnerability to extremism.
Medical and surgical supplies, consumables and equipment helped Bannu's facilities cope with families displaced from North Waziristan, many suffering heat stroke, infectious disease and maternal and child health problems.
With the health departments of three provinces, PEI assessed facilities for infrastructure, equipment, staff capacity and administration, then gave institutional support to close the gaps.
Community mobilisation and practical incentives to raise enrolment and retention: a new pair of shoes for every newly enrolled child, and warm jackets and clothes for children who stayed in school all year.
114,656students benefited
387schools
Project details
Awareness and outreach with families and communities
Shoes provided by TOMS Shoes
Sponsor / partner
KP Elementary & Secondary Education Department
Value
PKR 140.51 million
Provinces
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Projects in numbers
Where our work has focused
Gender, age and disability inclusion, community mobilisation, social cohesion and infection prevention are built into every project.
Health system & services strengthening13
Other multi-sector emergency projects11
Medical support programs3
PPE provision (COVID-19)3
WASH & hygiene2
Hospital management1
Nutrition1
Education1
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