In collaboration with FIND and Unitade, Shifa Foundation Pakistan is implementing a project to strengthen widespread testing and upscale COVID- 19 Test and Treat Advocacy in Pakistan. The overarching goal of this Project is to create an enabling environment for increased access to and scaled-up use of COVID-19 testing and linkage to treatment in Pakistan. Shifa Foundation Pakistan has developed a performance culture to ensure that senior management has fingers on the pulses of projects activities. The senior management of Shifa Foundation including Executive Director, Associate Director, Associate General Manager Finance and Program Manager participated in a two-day quarterly progress review meeting with the team of COVID- 19 Test and Treat Advocacy in Pakistan.
Program Manager Said Shah inaugurated the meeting and shared the background of project. Hebriefed the participants that Shifa Foundation had conducted a study on COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan. The study revealed that appropriate community mobilization at grass roots level and affective advocacy campaign at top root level can play a vital role to ensure vaccination against COVID-19.
Project Manager Bawar Khan presented the progress and achievements in the meeting with senior management. He shared that field team of Shifa Foundation conducted more than 182Community Awareness Sessions across Pakistan since May 2022 to October 2022.
