Upgrading public hospitals, training health workers and getting medicines to the people who need them most.
SDG 3
Overview
Health at PEI
Health is where PEI does most of its work. We run public-private partnerships that keep government hospitals equipped and staffed, train Lady Health Workers and community midwives, and put help desks in busy facilities so poor patients are not turned away.
People's Health & Wellness Program, Balochistan (PHWP)
10 selected districts, Balochistan
PEI's newest flagship: a three-year partnership with the Government of Balochistan and SZABF to cut out-of-pocket health costs and move the province towards Universal Health Coverage.
Rs 4.5Bin-kind support
10districts
3years
Project details
Steady supply of essential medicines and equipment across 10 districts, easing the burden on families and the government budget (SDG 1, SDG 3)
Digital screening, monitoring and timely referral of pregnant women, so complicated pregnancies and obstructed labour are managed early
Early childhood development and health education for school children, with hand, foot and oral hygiene (SDG 4)
Stronger infection prevention and control: standard protocols, provider training and public awareness campaigns
A ready mechanism for emergency relief in any pandemic, outbreak or natural disaster
Sindh Government Children's Hospital, North Karachi
North Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh
Turnaround management of a public children's hospital under contract with the Government of Sindh. By summer 2018 PEI had upgraded its facilities, grounds and services, and the hospital now serves 500,000 children a year, free of charge.
500,000children treated each year
1,500LHWs trained
1,235CMWs trained
Project details
24-hour emergency service and an OPD open six days a week
Five indoor units: PICU, NICU, Surgical, Medical I and II, with records kept in a hospital information system (HIMS)
Medical unit beds raised from 10 to 55 and surgical unit beds from 5 to 25, plus a new 25-bed Medical Ward 3
Registered with the Sindh Health Care Commission
1,500 LHWs and 1,235 CMWs trained in FP/MNCH and primary health care
Full EPI immunisation, COVID-19 vaccination for all age groups, and a Nutrition Stabilisation Centre with WHO
Sponsor / partner
Government of Sindh
Provinces
Sindh
HealthOct 2016 – Sept 2019
Sindh People's Health Program
10 underserved districts, Sindh
The largest public-private partnership in Pakistan's health sector. With the Sindh Health Department, PEI built a sustainable maternal and newborn health system and linked frontline workers through an m-health app.
4.5Mpeople covered
450birthing stations
4,500LHWs trained
Project details
450 birthing stations, with community midwives trained on an m-health app for diagnosis and supplies
4,500 Lady Health Workers trained on an app covering diagnosis, referral, nutrition, family planning, WASH and immunisation
Health and hygiene skills for 600,000 children in 2,400 schools, and 1 million pairs of shoes against hookworm and jiggers
Help counters at 50 major facilities giving free medical and surgical supplies to the poor
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and Government of Sindh
Value
PKR 5 billion (70% PEI, 30% Government of Sindh)
Provinces
Sindh
Health
Balochistan People's Health Program
Across Balochistan
A public-private partnership with the Government of Balochistan to improve public health care across the province, modelled on the Sindh program. PEI contributes 70% of the funds.
PKR 1Bprogram
70%funded by PEI
Project details
Implemented under the province's PPP Node
Replicates the Sindh model after review by international partners
Sponsor / partner
Government of Balochistan
Value
PKR 1 billion (70% PEI)
Provinces
Balochistan
Health2019 – 2023
Balochistan Medical Support Program (2019–2023)
7 major hospitals, Balochistan
Medical and surgical supplies, staff training and free help counters at seven major hospitals, with birth stations and m-health for frontline workers.
80,000pregnant women served
7hospitals supplied
120,000students and families reached
Project details
25 community birth stations for perinatal care and MNCH services
Hygiene campaigns to reduce diarrhoeal disease among 120,000 students and their families
Mobile phones, a custom m-health app and training for LHWs and CMWs
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and Government of Balochistan
Value
PKR 1,050 million
Provinces
Balochistan
HealthJul 2016 – Jun 2019
Balochistan Medical Support Program (2016–2019)
Balochistan
Supplies and staff training for three major hospitals and free help counters for the poor, laying the ground for the 2019–2023 expansion.
Project details
Medical and surgical supplies for 3 major hospitals
Help counters with free supplies for poor patients
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and PPAF
Value
PKR 1 billion (70% PEI, 30% Government of Balochistan)
Provinces
Balochistan
HealthNov 2011 – Dec 2014
Balochistan Medical Support Program (2011–2014)
Awaran, Naseerabad, Noshki, Jaffarabad, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah and Quetta
Better access to affordable care and lower TB prevalence through support to 83 health facilities.
83facilities strengthened
57trainings
Project details
Needs assessment of 149 facilities, 83 shortlisted
Medical and surgical supplies and equipment for all 83
57 trainings for doctors and paramedics
Stronger lab diagnostics and support to DOTS
Health management committees trained on hygiene and TB
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and PPAF
Value
PKR 707.36 million
Provinces
Balochistan
HealthSept 2011 – Sept 2015
Health Strengthening Program, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
19 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Better grassroots care, affordable medicines and lower TB prevalence across Abbottabad, Bannu, Karak, Batagram, Charsadda, D.I. Khan, Hangu, Haripur, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Lower Dir, Mansehra, Malakand, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Upper Dir, Swat and Swabi.
285facilities strengthened
19districts
236committees formed
Project details
Baseline perception survey and needs assessment of 409 facilities
Supplies and equipment for 285 facilities
Training for doctors and paramedics
24/7 help desks at 3 major Peshawar hospitals
236 health management committees formed, with a focus on TB
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and PPAF
Value
PKR 1,897 million
Provinces
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
HealthJun 2013 – Jul 2015
FATA Multi-Sectoral Intervention
Kurram, Bajaur and Mohmand
Affordable services for the poor through support to 14 health facilities in the tribal agencies.
14facilities supported
7trainings
Project details
Needs assessment of 50 facilities, 14 shortlisted
Medical and surgical supplies and equipment
7 trainings on supplies, hygiene, infection prevention, MNCH and record keeping
Agency HQ hospitals in Bajaur, Wana, Parachinar, Miranshah, Kurram, Mohmand and Waziristan
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency
Value
PKR 260.07 million
Provinces
Merged districts (ex-FATA)
HealthJan 2013 – Jan 2015
Punjab Health Sector Interventions
Islamabad, Attock, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi
Better quality and access at 13 public hospitals.
13hospitals supported
Project details
Needs assessment and supplies for 13 hospitals
Staff training
Health management committees trained to raise hygiene awareness
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency
Value
PKR 72.94 million
Provinces
Punjab, Islamabad
HealthDec 2013 – Feb 2014
Disaster Management Training for Health Services
All 30 districts of Balochistan
At the Balochistan Health Department's request, PEI trained DHOs, medical superintendents, senior medical officers and PDMA/DDMA staff in emergency response.
30districts
Project details
Sponsor / partner
HOPE International Development Agency and Balochistan Health Department
Value
PKR 55.79 million
Provinces
Balochistan
Health
Sindh Medical Support Program (SMSP)
Sindh
Technical support for the province's largest health system strengthening project.
75,000+people benefited
8,500+LHWs and CMWs trained
130+hospitals' staff trained
Project details
Training for medical staff of more than 130 hospitals
Provinces
Sindh
Health
National Health Program: TB Control
Target districts in KP, Sindh and Balochistan
An integrated plan to cut TB deaths, illness and spread, built into the primary health care system run by district health authorities with Provincial TB Control Programs.
81trainings delivered
Project details
Stronger government laboratories and smear microscopy quality assurance
X-ray and radiology support for chest diagnosis
Pharmacy management, infection control and DOTS expansion
81 trainings for health service providers in three provinces
Community walks, sessions, exhibitions and dialogues on TB
Provinces
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan
Health
Family Planning Sessions for Young Couples
Sindh
Monthly voluntary sessions led by trained LHWs and CMWs on family planning and maternal health.
