SINDH RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

SEHAT Project Health Care Interventions in Flood Affected Areas

Donor: British Pak Foundation (BPF)

Partner: Rural Support Program Network (RSPN)

District/s: (Shahdadkot) and (Shikarpur).

Duration: February – June 2011

Major Activities:

Implementation in District Shahdadkot and Shikarpur.
Social Mobilization
Training of Staff on Delivery of Sessions & use of IEC material,
Identification and orientation of Men & Women Community Facilitators /Activists;
Established Union Council level Health Networks and village level Village Health Committees (VHCs)for advocacy with UC level and district level government officials for the delivery of services in un-served rural areas
Conducted awareness and sensitization sessions with rural communities on Maternal & Newborn care and birth spacing to protect the lives of women and infants.
Conducted Sessions with men and Women and disseminated messages on the importance of hygiene, prevention from diarrhea, waterborne diseases, the use of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS), and immunization.
VHCs and UC level Health Networks, with the support from the Department Of Health, People’s Primary Health Care Initiatives (PPHI), and local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), organized medical camps in un-served rural areas.