1. Reduce Death Rate in Maternity

Three Delays Model

Phase 1 delay. Delay in decision to seek care

• Failure to recognise complications
• Acceptance of maternal death
• Low status of women
• Socio-cultural barriers to seeking care: women's mobility, ability to command resources, decision-making abilities, beliefs and practices surrounding childbirth and delivery, nutrition and education

Phase 2 delay. Delay in reaching care

• Poor roads, mountains, islands, rivers - poor organisation

Phase 3 delay. Delay in receiving care

• Inadequate facilities, supplies, personnel
• Poor training and demotivation of personnel
• Lack of finances

The true-life vignette below, taken from Thaddeus and Maine's monograph provides a poignant illustration of Phase 3 delay

2. Free Dispensary

To help fight against poverty, We will set up a Free Medical Dispensary in the deprived area of Zahir Pir.

The Dispensary will provide 24-hour free emergency and non-emergency medical facilities for those people who can not afford to go to private hospitals for their treatment, and serves a population of about 50,000 people.