Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), John Snow International (JSI-Lead Consortium)
Partner: Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN)
Districts: (Jacobabad) & (Kashmore) (LHWs uncovered area)
Duration: 15th April 2014 to 31st March 2017
Major Activities:
Increased Accountability & Transparency of the Health System.
Mapping of private health facilities & NGOs
Selection of UCs & clustering villages.
Revitalization & formation of Village Health Committees (VHCs) consisting of male and female members of the community who meet once every three months to discuss health issues being faced in their areas. Each VHC has been given information about health facilities and services available nearby.
Formation of Union Council Health Committees(UCHC).
District Health Networking (DHN).
Improving health services at community institutions.
Improved management capacity of health & PWD
Field staff training.
Mapping of LHWs covered & non-covered areas.
Formation of community institutions.
Awareness regarding routine immunization.
Registration of new births.
Coordination with EPI at the BHU & community level.
Coverage of defaulters & dropout cases.
- Outcomes
Increased awareness among communities about public & private sector facilities. - Communities can take action to approach health management for improvement in service delivery.
- Community voices are heard & responded to by DHPMT
Increased awareness among communities about the importance of routine - immunization.
- Coverage of defaulters/dropout cases for the routine vaccine.
- Registration of new births in the UC birth register.