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Community Midwifery Programme
The limited access to health services, clean drinking water/sanitation and education, and high levels of poverty and malnutrition all contribute to the poor health status of the population of FATA, further placing Pakistan amongst the lowest ranking countries worldwide on the UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI).
Maternal and newborn health outcomes in the region are appalling. The lack of skilled health workers contributes hugely to the problem. Supported by IDEALS UK, and in collaboration with the FATA Health Directorate, we began this initiative in December 2008: having recruited young women with the necessary academic qualifications, motivation and family support, their 20 month training programme to become the first community midwives to operate in Khyber Agency and adjacent Frontier Regions began in April 2009.
The training is taking place in Peshawar, coordinated by the Provincial Health Services Academy, under the auspices of the Pakistan Nursing Council. The graduates of the training programme will work in their home communities, providing essential ante-natal, delivery and post-natal care for mothers and their newborn babies.
"Peshawar: Eminent speakers stressed upon the need for a special law on women trafficking for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that would address the issue holistically. 
Peshawar: Parliamentarians from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have promised a law that will address the issue of women trafficking in KPK holistically. These views were expressed at a day long consultative workshop on countering women trafficking aimed for provincial...
In order to initiate small scale community based advocacy oriented projects/activities in different areas of Khyber Agency, agreements were signed between 32 Community Based Organizations of Khyber Agency and Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) in a...
In order to initiate small scale community based advocacy oriented projects/activities in different areas of Khyber Agency, agreements were signed between 32 Community Based Organizations of Khyber Agency and Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) in a...
A half day consultative meeting on Women Trafficking under the title "The Inter Institutional Referral System (IRS)" was organized by Community Appraisal & Motivation Programme (CAMP) on 26/06/2010.
A periodical networking meeting with the CBOs of Kurram Agency was held on 16th June, 2010 at Shalozan House, Parachinar. This activity was held under CAMP’s project, titled as “Communities for Change.” The event was attended by 73 participants who were representing 31...