PESHAWAR, Nov 10 (APP):Public-private partnerships (PPP) in health sector between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Foundation (KPHF) and the Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF) are helping transform public healthcare across the province by improving service quality, expanding specialist care and making affordable healthcare more accessible to communities. One of the notable examples is District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Wana in South Waziristan, where service delivery has improved significantly since MERF assumed its …
KP hospitals under public-private partnership set new benchmarks in healthcare delivery
PESHAWAR, Nov 10 (APP):Public-private partnerships (PPP) in health sector between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Foundation (KPHF) and the Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF) are helping transform public healthcare across the province by improving service quality, expanding specialist care and making affordable healthcare more accessible to communities.
One of the notable examples is District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Wana in South Waziristan, where service delivery has improved significantly since MERF assumed its management in 2022.
According to the Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU) of the KP government, the hospital’s performance score has increased from 37 percent to between 80 and 84 percent over the last few quarters, making it one of the province’s most improved secondary healthcare facilities.
The hospital currently serves an average of 780 patients daily, offering specialist consultations, emergency care, dialysis, surgical procedures, laboratory diagnostics and inpatient services.
Fourteen specialist consultants are providing services across 11 medical disciplines, with specialists handling 93 percent of outpatient department (OPD) consultations. Recruitment to fill the remaining vacancies in a few specialised disciplines is also under way, shares MERF Provincial Manager KP Dr. Abdul Basit.
The impact of the PPP model is also reflected in the performance of DHQ Hospital Mishti Mela in Orakzai, another key facility managed by MERF in collaboration with the KP government and KPHF, Basit added.
For several consecutive years, the hospital has remained among the top-ranked secondary healthcare facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in IMU assessments, reflecting its performance in service delivery, healthcare standards, patient care and hospital management despite operating in a geographically challenging district.
Similarly, Government General Hospital (GGH) Nishterabad, Peshawar, has emerged as another example of the PPP model’s contribution to public healthcare by helping reduce the burden on tertiary-care hospitals and bringing affordable medical services closer to urban communities.
The hospital continues to serve thousands of patients through expanded outpatient, emergency and specialist services, contributing to improved access to healthcare and strengthening the provincial health system.
Dr. Abdul Basit said MERF remained committed to supporting the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in strengthening public healthcare facilities through innovation, improved service standards, efficient management and patient-centred care.
He said the PPP model had demonstrated how effective collaboration between the public and development sectors could improve healthcare delivery while ensuring equitable access to quality medical services for communities across the province.
MERF currently manages several public healthcare facilities across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the PPP for Health model in partnership with the provincial government and KPHF.
Through this partnership, the organisation is working to improve service quality, operational efficiency and patient satisfaction while ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to timely, affordable and quality healthcare closer to their homes.
MERF reiterated its commitment to ensuring uninterrupted and quality healthcare services for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in partnership with the provincial government and KPHF.
