Sindh’s PPP govt sets new benchmarks in maternal, child healthcare
The Sindh government in Pakistan reports significant improvements in maternal and child healthcare outcomes, citing lower neonatal mortality rates. Officials attribute these successes to sustained investment and partnerships with organizations like ChildLife.
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Demonstrates the impact of public-private partnerships on improving critical health infrastructure in developing regions.
KARACHI - Sindh Government Spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani on Saturday said that sustained investment by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government in maternal and child healthcare is delivering measura-ble results, with Sindh increasingly setting benchmarks in public healthcare. "Sindh's neonatal mortality rate has declined to 2.9pc, against the national average of 5.4pc. Since 2010, Sindh's partnership with ChildLife has transformed paediatric emergency care, with over one million children treated annually through emergency rooms across the province," Hemnani said. He said modern paediatric emergency facilities have been established at nine major teaching hospitals, backed by a 24/7 telemedicine network covering all 105 tehsils of Sindh. The objective was to ensure that every child, including those in remote areas, has access to quality emergency care within 30 minutes, round the clock and free of cost.
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