In Pakistan, health care provision is traditionally the responsibility of the government. The poor health status is in part explained by the negligence of the authorities towards the communities living in rural areas. Other issues are poverty and low levels of education especially for women.
These factors combine to develop
and worsen the prevailing conditions of inadequate and low quality primary
health care services in the country. This has in turn put intense pressure on
an already overburdened health care system; leading to high rates of maternal
and child mortality; especially so in the resource strapped regions such as
Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
This is where Dr. MubinaAgboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi realizes the situation and has joined hands with the Health Department, Government of AJK and had established two health care centers in December 2021. One of the healthcare center is located at Langarpura and the other is in Chikkar AJK.
Dr. Mubina along with her
employees of HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan visited these healthcare centers
to monitor their progress, and make sure they are functioning the way they are
supposed to. This year they visited AJK during the mid of June 2022, when the
weather was very pleasant there, with cool breeze blowing around. In fact, it
was the best time to visit AJK in order to beat the heat.
The MCH is free of cost like
every other MCH of HOPE. It is operated by a qualified Lady Health Visitor
(LHV), a dispenser and a maid. Treatment for men, women and children are being
provided free of cost. HOPE MCH at Muzaffarabad is a ray of light for such an
underdeveloped area.
Through the facility of these 2 MCH Centers, which is being provided by by HOPE– A Health NGO in Pakistan,, the patients who do not have access to clinics nearby within their vicinity, take utter advantage of this facility, as they do not have to travel far off distances to seek medical attention.
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