History PPHI Sindh
The People's Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI) was launched in the Sindh province of Pakistan in 2007. The program was initiated by the provincial government of Sindh, in collaboration with various national and international partners, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The main objective of the PPHI was to improve access to primary healthcare services for the underserved population in rural areas of Sindh. The program aimed to achieve this by establishing a network of primary healthcare centers across the province, which would be run by trained community health workers and doctors.
The program was modeled after the successful Lady Health Worker (LHW) program, which was launched in Pakistan in the 1990s to provide basic healthcare services to women and children in rural areas. The LHW program was instrumental in reducing maternal and child mortality rates in Pakistan, and the PPHI aimed to replicate its success on a larger scale.
Since its inception, the PPHI has made significant progress in improving healthcare access in Sindh. The program has expanded to cover more than 20 districts in the province, and it has served millions of people. The success of the PPHI has inspired similar initiatives in other provinces of Pakistan and in other developing countries.