Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Attock Lodhran
Mianwali Jhang
Chiniot D.G. Khan
Rajanpur Kasur

Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department

Government of Punjab

18 February 2019
Vision
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (2&3)

The Prime Minister has initiated a

program in 8 Districts of Punjab in order
to address critical healthcare
challenges being faced by Mother &
Child. Thus ensuring healthy life for them
by focusing on preventive and curative
service delivery

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages Prime Minister’s Health Initiative
Prevailing situation of critical health indicators in Punjab

Current

Target 2030

Neonatal Mortality Rate

(deaths per 1000 live births)
41 to be reduced to
12 Stunting Prevalence %
(children under 5 with 31 to be reduced to
0
low height for age)

Under 5 Mortality Rate

(deaths per 1000 live births)
69 to be reduced to
25 Wasting Prevalence %
(children under 5 with
8 to be reduced to 0
low weight for height)

Skilled Birth Attendance %

(delivery assisted by any skilled 76 to be increased to
>90 Full Immunization Rate
(children who received
76 to be
increased to 100
attendant) all vaccinations)

Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate %
30 to be increased to
>75
(any modern method of contraception used)

Source: Multiple Indicators Survey Punjab, 2018, Bureau of Statistics Prime Minister’s Health Initiative
8 low performing districts selected on the basis of critical health indicators from MICS
2018

Critical Health Indicators Average

Attock
67.2% Skilled birth attendance rate
Mianwali
46.6 Neonatal mortality rate

Chiniot
65.0 Infant mortality rate
Jhang
Kasur
71.9% Full immunization rate
D.G. Khan

33.1% Contraceptive prevalence rate

Lodhran

Rajanpur 8.2% Wasting rate

Selected Districts
36.4% Stunting rate

Source: Multiple Indicators Survey Punjab, 2018, Bureau of Statistics Prime Minister’s Health Initiative
Community level interventions will focus on strengthening
preventive care
Community level Interventions

Improving Strengthening Family

Planning services for
Governance
population control

Increase in number Linkages with

of LHWs Private Sector

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

A total of 296 health facilities will be targeted

Upgradation of 195 Revamping of 35

BHUs to 24/7 BHUs RHCs – Emergency Block

Upgradation of 42 Establishment of 35
24/7 BHUs to PLUS Model neonatal nurseries at RHCs

Upgradation of 16 Construction of 8
Urban Health Centers warehouses

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Additional Human Resource

2000 Staff
i. Child Specialist
ii. MO
iii. WMO
iv. Nurses
v. Dispenser
vi. LHV
vii. Ayas
viii. Security Guards

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Additional Equipment

Equipment
Including:
i. 227 Infant warmers
ii. 140 new beds
iii. 211 delivery tables
iv. 16 new X Ray machines
v. 600 new Android Tablets
vi. 35 new ECG Machines
vii. 35 new Nebulizers
viii. 35 Suction machines

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Costing

Phase Number of Duration Cost

Districts

1st 8 Till June 2019 1 Billion PKR

2nd 8 July 2019 – June 2.3 Billion
2021

3rd 20 July 2021 – June 4.7 Billion PKR

2022

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Timeline

24/7 BHU facility will be functional on

30th April, 2019
Civil Work Portion will be completed by
30th June, 2019

Prime Minister’s Health Initiative

Proposed plan for Revamping of RHC Emergency Block

11