Lady Health Workers

 
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Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
Pakistan
Partners: 
Mobilink;
GSMA Development Fund;
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
Ministry of Health Pakistan;
Activities: 

Since 1994, Lady Health Workers help to improve health services, especially in maternal and infant care, in remote, rural areas of Pakistan. In a six-months pilot-project in 2008, 242 Lady Health Workers were equipped with mobile phones to enable communication with supervisors and allow more efficient referral of serious cases.

Further reading: 

GSMA Development Fund 2008, Lady Health Worker

[added in October 2009]

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