29th July, 2015 Prime Foundation is all set to launch the second phase of Mother and Child Care Project in collaboration with Trust for Vaccine and Immunization (TVI), with funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The project is a scale up of previous pilot project in Bajaur in March 2013.
24th July, 2015 Prime Foundation in collaboration with Trust for Vaccine and Immunization (TVI) and Aga Khan University (AKU), with funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), launched the second phase of Mother and Child Care Project (MCCP). The project is a scale up of a previous pilot project in Bajaur in March 2013.
The distressing security situation in North Waziristan Agency displaced approximately 1 million people to the surrounding areas. Nearly half of them settled in Bannu. But the existing health infrastructure of Bannu was weak, lack of Health facilities, qualified medical staff and the unavailability of essential drugs are very common. 75% of these IDPs consisted of women and children, out of which 4% were pregnant women, who faced a high risk of poor nutrition, loss of livelihood and outbreaks of communicable diseases.