Lady health workers

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to create awareness of the impact of cancer

Protest to be held at D-Chowk; will seek new service structure, allowances

Haripur DHO issues relocation orders following alleged assault on LHW

Says collecting accurate statistics vital to ensure provision of good healthcare facilities

It is pretty discouraging for efficient female workforce to be working like daily-wage earners for years and years

Vow not to budge till govt accepts their demands

Changes aim to facilitate staff by removing legal anomalies

Community health workers have been pivotal in sustaining trust in modern healthcare the world over

The Lady Health Workers are a precious resource for Pakistan

Commissioner says action taken in view of workers’ negligence during anti-dengue campaign

Chief minister’s office issues notification of a committee headed by law minister

47 lady health workers, 2,000 lady health supervisors and 2,000 drivers have not been paid

Lady health workers in the Mohmand tribal area had seen their salaries halted by the health authorities

Government concedes need to expand services delivery, address manpower shortfall

Political Agent Wasif Saeed distributes cash amongst the LHWs at the agency headquarters hospital in Ghallanai

They protested against government for levying taxes on them

Plans to double number of lady health workers, improve quality of healthcare education

On Tuesday, 15 LHWs were admitted to hospitals due to dehydration

Women health workers have been voicing concerns over pending salaries, lack of increment and various other issues

Workers say one died because of brain hemorrhage, health authorities deny claim

Their demands for regularisation, wage arrears and recognition of services are longstanding

Claim health dept has already eaten through budget which was allocated to pay them salaries

Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, project will operate in Tharparkar and Thatta districts

The provincial government decides to regularise as many as 3,375 LHWs and NPFP

After protest near CM House, health secretary assures workers that they will receive their dues

They have not received salaries for the past three months

When the team raided the hospital, no doctor was present in the facility

Lady health workers want their demands to be addressed

Lady health workers say threatening notes were pinned to their doors

Federal government was responsible for supporting lady health workers (LHW)

Dr Zafar Ejaz says mental illnesses are a neglected subject in healthcare system

Considered the backbone of the healthcare system, lady health workers receive little appreciation for their efforts

Say they have not been made permanent despite SC’s directives.

AKU’s Nigraan project trained 39 health workers in Badin

Protesters demonstrate against non-payment of salaries and officials taking bribes to issue offer letters