United Nations in Pakistan

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Improved Access and Availability of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) Services (Project 3 under Women’s Health Programme)

Sub-projects:

Level Project Title Partner

Punjab	Women's Reproductive Health Care Project in Khanpur	MDM
	*Support to Women's Health Project in Punjab	Department of Health
Sindh	Women's Right to Life Project-Phase 1 (Columbia University)	PMA
	Availability & Accessibility of EmOC Services, under Women's Right to Life and Health Project-Phase 2 (Columbia University)	Department of Health, Government of Sindh
	Improved Access & Availability of Information & Services	TRDP
NWFP	*Database on MMR	PHSA-DoH
Baluchistan	BSMI, Khuzdar	Asia Foundation
	Community-based Safe Motherhood Project in remote & most unreached districts of Balochistan	Department of Health

All the above projects except for those marked with (*) have elements of community sensitization for saving women's lives

Proposed Duration: 1999 – 2003

Objectives:

To provide round-the-clock comprehensive EmOC services to the communities in target districts in accordance with international coverage standards with attention to appropriate geographic distribution (facilities to be within one-hour travel time).

Activities: