Sindh, USAID launch healthcare project

Sindh and K-P are the first to benefit from this programme

KARACHI:

Mission Director for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Reed Aeschliman and Sindh Minister for Health and Population Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho launched a new family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health programme.

The US government-funded $40 million Building Health Families Activity (BHFA) will operate in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to enhance primary health care systems. The activity will support voluntary family planning (FP) and improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services in Pakistan.

"The United States has a long history of partnership with the Government of Sindh," Mission Director Aeshliman said. "USAID is committed to strengthening this relationship by building upon the foundation and legacy of our partnership and a shared goal to save and improve lives."

Sindh Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho lauded the continued support from the US government through USAID and emphasised the Sindh government's commitment towards improving health care for the people.

Focus on health care equity is fundamental to BHFA's approach, and the activity is committed to addressing the needs of women, girls, and youth as well as people traditionally marginalised from accessing quality healthcare.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2022.