K-P health project sees positive shift

With support of World Bank’s KPHCI Project, is committed to enhancing primary healthcare

PESHAWAR:

To enhance Primary Healthcare Services (PHS) in specific districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Capital Investment Project (HCIP) of the provincial health department organized a one-day workshop on Wednesday at a local hotel in Peshawar.

The primary focus of the workshop was to assess the needs of stakeholders for the development of training modules, with the primary goal of improving the availability, utilization, and quality of healthcare services. The workshop sought to gather crucial information about existing training manuals or modules, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses, aligning them with on-ground needs, and identifying potential improvements in a clear and concise manner.

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Dr. Riaz Anwar, the Advisor to the Caretaker Chief Minister for Health, noted a significant improvement in health across the four planned districts of the region. “Over the past ten months, I have observed a positive transformation in the healthcare system,” said Dr. Riaz Anwar, commending the HCIP and emphasizing its pivotal role in fostering positive changes within the health system.

Dr. Ikram Ullah Khan, the Project Director of HCIP, highlighted that the government, with the support of the World Bank’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Human Capital Investment Project, is committed to enhancing primary healthcare.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19^th, 2024.