Under-five mortality has fallen globally from 12.6 million deaths in 1990 to 6.6 million deaths in 2012. The share of neonatal mortality among under-five deaths increased from 37% in 1990 to about 44% in 2012, because of a slower decline in the neonatal mortality rate compared to deaths in older children. In Pakistan, over 60% of deaths under 5 years occur during the neonatal … [Read more...] about Impact of a community-based perinatal and newborn preventive care package on perinatal and neonatal mortality in a remote mountainous district in Northern Pakistan
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Integrating national community-based health worker programmes into health systems: a systematic review identifying lessons learned from low-and middle-income countries
A systematic review of published research was conducted in order to understand factors that may influence the integration of national community-based health worker (CBHW) programs into low- and middle –income countries. Four programs – Brazil, Ethiopia, India, and Pakistan – met the inclusion criteria and were integrated into their specific health systems. Several factors were … [Read more...] about Integrating national community-based health worker programmes into health systems: a systematic review identifying lessons learned from low-and middle-income countries
Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Programme
This case study describes the rationale, implementation strategies, achievements and challenges of a programme that created a new cadre of female health workers in the Pakistan health system to address unmet health needs of rural populations and slum dwellers. An external evaluation of the programme in 2000 found that the population served by Lady Health Workers had … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Programme
The Health Workforce: Scaling up through primary health care
This presentation was delivered at the 4th Health Conference on Primary Health Care and Family Health in Brazil. Building on an overview of the global health workforce challenges, Dr Sheikh outlined short-, medium - and long-term strategies to address health personnel shortages, and analysed the links between the HRH agenda and the revitalisation of primary health care. The … [Read more...] about The Health Workforce: Scaling up through primary health care
Evidence-based training of frontline health workers for door-to-door health promotion: a pilot randomized controlled cluster trial with Lady Health Workers in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
In an effort to improve access to care for women and children, the Pakistan National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care recruits women and trains them to provide family planning services and primary health care in their own communities. Known as lady health workers (LHWs), they are the front line of health care in many … [Read more...] about Evidence-based training of frontline health workers for door-to-door health promotion: a pilot randomized controlled cluster trial with Lady Health Workers in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
