Government of China, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Wednesday handed over reproductive health and family planning supplies and equipment worth $2 million to Pakistan.
China donates $2 mln reproductive health supplies to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Government of China, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Wednesday handed over reproductive health and family planning supplies and equipment worth $2 million to Pakistan.
These equipment were handed over in order to improve maternal and newborn healthcare services and expanding family planning access in 10 underserved districts across the country.
The reproductive health and family planning supplies and equipment were handed over to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSR&C) during a ceremony held at the Rural Health Center (RHC) Tarlai in Islamabad.
Minister of State for National Health Services Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharat received the supplies from Zhang Datuo, Second Secretary at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, in the presence of UNFPA Pakistan Deputy Representative Dr. Gulnara Kadyrkulova, Director General of the Population Programme Wing Dr. Shabana Saleem, and District Health Officer Islamabad Dr. Syeda Rashida Batool.
The donated assistance includes reproductive health and midwifery kits, two-rod contraceptive implants, clean delivery kits, and newborn baby kits designed to strengthen maternal, newborn and reproductive healthcare services.
The supplies will enhance the quality of obstetric and newborn care while expanding family planning choices in ten underserved districts including Kech, Loralai and Khuzdar in Balochistan, Hyderabad in Sindh; Rahim Yar Khan and Kasur in Punjab, Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kotli in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
More than 300,000 women and girls of reproductive age are expected to benefit from the initiative.
In addition to the provision of essential supplies, healthcare providers will receive specialized training to ensure the delivery of high-quality reproductive health and family planning services.
Speaking on the occasion, Zhang Datuo reaffirmed China’s commitment to improving maternal health and expanding access to family planning services in Pakistan through the Global Development Initiative and the South-South Cooperation Programme.
He said the partnership reflects China’s continued support for women, families and vulnerable communities in underserved areas of Pakistan.
