Physical Health Pakistan Project #50797

Save Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan

by HOPE USA

Save Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan

Project Report | Oct 11, 2023
First Baby Delivered at Our MCHC in Azad Kashmir!

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

This weekend we achieved a new milestone in our fight to reduce Maternal ‍ and Infant Mortality in Pakistan - the first delivery of a baby from our Maternal and Child Health Center network took place at our MCHC in Langarpura, Azad Kashmir !

This moment ushers in what we hope to be the beginning of a new era in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. In these remote regions, the terrain is mountainous and difficult to traverse and healthcare facilities are few and far between. Even if such facilities do exist, they are often not well-equipped and poor people simply cannot afford them . It is standard practice that poor mothers labor and deliver their children in their own homes.

Unfortunately, the lack of accessible healthcare facilities for poor communities has led to adversely high Maternal ‍ and Infant Mortality rates in Pakistan , especially in cases where there are labor complications or medical intervention is needed. MMR and IMR rates are higher in remote and rural areas such as Northern Pakistan versus urban metropolitan areas.

In Pakistan , 33% of maternal ‍ deaths and 80% of infant deaths are preventable!

HOPE has been working diligently to mitigate MMR and IMR in Pakistan by providing free/nominal cost quality prenatal and infant care to underserved communities:

In urban slum areas of Karachi, we operate four Hospitals in which a total of 15,000 children are born safely each year.

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan , we have gone a step further and have equipped three new MCHCs in those regions (Langarpura, Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra) with birthing provisions, essentially making them mini-hospitals. This measure is a proactive step to ensure safe deliveries for both mothers ‍ and children in those communities.

We are grateful to our all our generous supporters who have made regular contributions towards the construction of these facilities along with ensuring their smooth operations.

We would especially like to thank Darul Sadaqa786 and private donors for sponsoring the bulk of the construction of our Langarpura, Azad Kashmir MCHC. Special gratitude to Yusuf Foundation for funding the construction and operations for both Garhi Habibullah, KPK and Mansehra, KPK. We could not have done this without your support!

If you would like to take part in Saving Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan, please donate to our GlobalGiving campaign. Currently, all donations to HOPE's Save Maternal and Infant Lives campaign on GlobalGiving are matched at 50 percent!

Below, please find an array of services your donation can sponsor:

$10: Support 3 Prenatal Visits for a Pregnant Mother ‍

$20: Support the Cost of 2 Ultrasounds

$25: Pay for Fetal Heartbeat Monitoring

$50: Sponsor a Blood Transfusion for a Mother

$75: Support Phototherapy for a Jaundiced Infant

$100: Sponsor a Normal Birth at One of Our Hospitals

$200: Pay for a Cesarean Birth at One of Our Hospitals

Thank you to all our supporters for celebrating these milestones with us as we gradually chip away at poverty barriers in Pakistan!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

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