Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Senator Rubina Khalid called on Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho at her office in Karachi on 21st Aug 2024. Both lawmakers discussed health indicatives going on under their respective organizations to uplift the lives of the people. Chairperson BISP along with her team, briefed the Minister about various programs especially Benazir NashoNuma program in the domain of health being going on in the province of Sindh. The program aims to prevent malnutrition in Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and Children under two years of age within the BISP Kafaalat Program households. The comprehensive package of interventions is being implemented through “Facilitation centres” established on the premises of Tehsil/Taluka/District level government health facilities (including 35 mobile sites in Sindh). DG BISP Sindh region also briefed Dr. Azra about the Nashonuma program run by BISP that aims to address stunting among PLW and their children of less than two years of age through the provision of additional cash per PLW child of BISP beneficiary families. In return, mothers are asked to attend regular antenatal health checks and awareness sessions during pregnancy, provided Specialized Nutritious Food (SNF) and RUTF, and taking their children for immunization and regular health checks, he added. Dr. Azra Pechuho, lauded BISP for their efforts of intervention to prevent stunting in children, improve weight gain of pregnant women, reducing anemia and micronutrient deficiencies and improving awareness of maternal and early child health/nutrition. Owing to her vast experience in health sector, she further guided the Senator and her team to extend such program to Basic Health Units through PPHI and other partnering health organizations. To make this program more focused and beneficial, she offered access to the EPI data and also extended her every possible help and support to the BISP.
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