PAIMAN & Health Department launched Community Midwife Program funded by USAID at THQ hospital Burewala
Wednesday, 30. September 2009, 15:37:54
BUREWALA: District Health Department and Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) under the aegis of USAID launched its “Community Midwife” Program in Burewala sub-division during a ceremony at THQ hospital here on Tuesday.
District Coordination Officer, Vehari Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf was Chief Guest on the occasion who inaugurated three day free medical camp for mother and new born and Health Mela on the occasion. Population Department, Social Welfare and Community Welfare Society, Sudhar Development Foundation, Aurat Foundation, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Marie Stopes Society and District Health Department have set up their camps on the occasions. Addressing a ceremony on the occasion District Coordination Officer, Vehari Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf said that physical support is must for the improvement in the society and there is a need in the behavior of doctors and patients for betterment in the health facilities. He said despite limited resources government institutions are striving hard to serve the people and urged the private sector and civil society to come up with practical solution for increasing the standards of ordinary men. PAIMAN Field Operation Manager Dr. Fazal Mahmood informed that PAIMAN is working for improving maternal and newborn health in the 10 districts to reached 2.4 million individuals earlier and last year PAIMAN Program has been extended to 24 district of the country. He said that 40 million rupees have been allocated for the purchase of equipments and ambulances while 7 million would be spent to improve civil health facilities. He said that we have also trained the medical staff according to the modern practices as well. He said Community midwife (CMW) has been trained on Essential MNCH and Basic and Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care to raise the mother and new born health. Executive District Officer- Health Vehari Dr. Muhammad Jamil and PAIMAN Field Operation Manager Dr. Fazal Mahmood, District Coodinator Dr. Nasir Dilshad, Provincial Manager Save the Children Program Dr. Akhtar Rashid, Nishtar Hospital Multan Gynecology Department Head Parvez Sami Akhtar, Population welfare officer, Ghafran Hussain, Medical Superintendent THQ Burewala Dr. Amjad Abid Gujjar, Surgeon Dr. Saeed Ahmad Dhillon, MNA Representative Ch. Asghar Ali Jatt, Patients’ Welfare Society President Muhammad Jameel Bhatti, Civil Society Network Chairman Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan and others were present on the occasion.
District Coordination Officer, Vehari Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf was Chief Guest on the occasion who inaugurated three day free medical camp for mother and new born and Health Mela on the occasion. Population Department, Social Welfare and Community Welfare Society, Sudhar Development Foundation, Aurat Foundation, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Marie Stopes Society and District Health Department have set up their camps on the occasions. Addressing a ceremony on the occasion District Coordination Officer, Vehari Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf said that physical support is must for the improvement in the society and there is a need in the behavior of doctors and patients for betterment in the health facilities. He said despite limited resources government institutions are striving hard to serve the people and urged the private sector and civil society to come up with practical solution for increasing the standards of ordinary men. PAIMAN Field Operation Manager Dr. Fazal Mahmood informed that PAIMAN is working for improving maternal and newborn health in the 10 districts to reached 2.4 million individuals earlier and last year PAIMAN Program has been extended to 24 district of the country. He said that 40 million rupees have been allocated for the purchase of equipments and ambulances while 7 million would be spent to improve civil health facilities. He said that we have also trained the medical staff according to the modern practices as well. He said Community midwife (CMW) has been trained on Essential MNCH and Basic and Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care to raise the mother and new born health. Executive District Officer- Health Vehari Dr. Muhammad Jamil and PAIMAN Field Operation Manager Dr. Fazal Mahmood, District Coodinator Dr. Nasir Dilshad, Provincial Manager Save the Children Program Dr. Akhtar Rashid, Nishtar Hospital Multan Gynecology Department Head Parvez Sami Akhtar, Population welfare officer, Ghafran Hussain, Medical Superintendent THQ Burewala Dr. Amjad Abid Gujjar, Surgeon Dr. Saeed Ahmad Dhillon, MNA Representative Ch. Asghar Ali Jatt, Patients’ Welfare Society President Muhammad Jameel Bhatti, Civil Society Network Chairman Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan and others were present on the occasion.
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