This weekend we achieved a new milestone in our fight to reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality in Pakistan - the first delivery of a baby from our Maternal and Child Health Center network took place at our MCHC in Langarpura, Azad Kashmir. In these remote regions, the terrain is mountainous and difficult to commute by car and healthcare facilities are few and far between. Even if such facilities do exist, they are often not well-equipped and the less fortunate simply cannot afford them. It is a standard practice that poor mothers labor and deliver their children in their own homes.
Unfortunately, the lack of
accessible healthcare facilities for poor communities has led to adversely high
Maternal and Infant Mortality rates in Pakistan, especially in cases where
there are labor complications or medical intervention is needed. In Pakistan, 33% of maternal deaths and 80%
of infant deaths are preventable!
HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan has been working diligently to provide free/nominal cost quality prenatal and infant care to underserved communities. In urban slum areas of Karachi, we operate four Hospitals in which a total of 15,000 children are born safely each year.
While in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, HOPE under the leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child Specialist in Karachi, has gone a step further, by establishing 3 new MCH Centers in the regions of Langarpura, Garhi Habibullah and Mansehra with birthing provisions, essentially making them a mini-hospitals. This measure is a proactive step to ensure safe deliveries for both mothers and children in those communities.
HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan is
grateful to our all our generous supporters who have made regular contributions
towards the construction of these facilities along with ensuring their smooth
operations.
No comments:
Post a Comment