By Editor in Chief
on Wed Dec 18 2024
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of Pakistan on December 17 in Islamabad for the “Mother and Child Healthcare Equipment Development Project in the Flood Affected Areas and Surrounding Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province”. The agreement was concluded with the government of Japan.
Signing Ceremony
A summary of the business is as follows
Project Name
Maternal and child health equipment development plan for flood-affected and surrounding areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
（The Project for the Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Equipment in Flood-affected and Surrounding Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Country (region covered)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Pakistan)
Abbottabad, Manserah, Haripur, Batagram, Northern Kohistan, Southern Kohistan, Koraipalas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Business Objectives
This project will target primary, secondary, and tertiary medical facilities (21 facilities) located in the areas affected by the 2022 floods and adjacent areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KP Province). The project aims to strengthen the diagnosis and treatment systems at each medical facility and to improve the soundness of the local patient referral system, thereby contributing to the improvement of the quality of health and medical services for mothers and children.
Business
(a) Details of facilities, equipment, etc.
Medical equipment necessary for diagnosis and treatment of maternal and child health services such as prenatal and postnatal checkups and medical services for mothers and children including high-risk pregnant women and newborns, and equipment related to the development of basic infrastructure (diagnostic ultrasound equipment, anesthesia machine (with ventilator), operating table, blood bank refrigerator, fetal heart rate monitor, X-ray fluoroscopy equipment, and transport incubators, etc.)
(b) Consulting services/software component details
Detailed design, bidding assistance, construction and procurement supervision, technical guidance for operation and maintenance of procured equipment
Maximum Amount of Provision
1,503 million yen
Scheduled implementation period
57 months (including detailed design and bidding period)
Implementing Agency
Health Sector Renovation Unit, KP Provincial Health Department
Contribution to the achievement of the SDGs
Goal 3: “Health and well-being for all.”
Goal 5: “Achieve gender equality.”
Goal 10: “Let’s eliminate inequality among people and nations.”
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