Saving Newborn lives Initiative-aka Hala Project - Nipccd

3 Feasibility for Govt. system to
implement
(could the Govt. system assimilate
this intervention relatively easily,
does it match well with current Govt.
systems and capacities, does it
require a minimum of new learning,
new inputs, and change)
4 “Dependencies” (what does the
intervention’s success depend on?
For eg. strong PRI/local self
government institution, strong
supervision system, lots of
dedicated NGOs in the area, a
charismatic leader. Does the
intervention have a minimum and
practical no. of dependencies?)
a) Project notes
The intervention utilizes the existing resources available within the Govt. health
system and in the community. The training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs) was
built –upon the standard training being provided under the LHW program in
Pakistan (the LHW program is one of the flagship programs of the Govt. of
Pakistan). In the intervention clusters, a total of six extra days were added to the
standard curriculum to enhance the basic newborn care and community
mobilization components. This is a feasible approach for scale up under the LHW
program. The intervention shows that LHWs can deliver effective interventions for
maternal and newborn care in collaboration with traditional births attendants,
another resource existent in communities. The community mobilization
components like selection of community volunteers, formation of CHCs, group
education sessions, organization of emergency transport funds are additional
activities for LHWs
b) Originator’s comments:
a) Project notes
The project does not create a parallel infrastructure and attempts to deliver the
interventions within the existing health system. Support of the Govt. is critical for
expandability as it utilizes the LHWs for delivery of interventions. Community
mobilization activities such as selection of community volunteers, formation of
CHCs, group education sessions, organization of emergency transport funds
require support dedicated LHWs willing to take additional workload. Since training
of LHWS and TBAs is an important component, capacity to train staff and
availability of resources for the same is a practical requirement
b) Originator’s comments:
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