Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) is a national non-profit and non-governmental organization established and registered in May 2002, under the Societies Act of 1860 (Registration No. 192/5/2946). We work with some of the most underprivileged communities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan; responding to emergencies, improving access to quality health and education, creating livelihood opportunities and working closely with communities and government departments to promote human rights, peace and security.(Read more about CAMP)

Community Midwifery Programme

Sun, 19/04/2009 - 17:56 — CAMP

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.