The new project ‘Chamakta Sitara’ aims to improve quality of health services, improve access and availability of medication, and Mother and Child Health (MCH) products at Afghan refugee camps.
“Doctors and lady health workers will be trained and equipped with necessary equipment and medicines so that they can provide health services to woman and children at home,” Green Star Regional Director Taiq Hussain told The Express Tribune.
He added that around 30% people use contraceptives. “One out of every four infants does not survive,” he said, adding that the project focuses on educating people on mother and child health as well as the benefits of gaps between births. “There should at least be a three-year gap between every child,” he said.
He added that people from the population welfare and health departments will be brought together to address all hurdles confronting mothers and infants.
Population Welfare Department Director General Fazal Nabi said that the government is doing its best to decrease the mortality rates and is expecting to achieve its goal through this project.
“We hope that the programme will help contribute to improving the health of mothers and their newborns as well as offer counseling for pregnant women and improve their economic conditions,” Health Director General Dr Sharif Ahmad Khan said.
The programme, which is supported by the government of Germany, has already started its work in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and will move towards Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2012.
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