The first meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the National Health Support Program (NHSP) was held under the chairmanship of Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan, Chairman of the Planning & Development Board, on Monday at the Committee Room-I of the P&D Board.
The meeting was attended by Secretary P&D Board, Dr. Asif Tufail, Member (Health & Nutrition), Shafaat Ali, Special Secretary P&SHD, Barak Ullah, Project Director IRMNCH / Add. DPD NHSP, Dr. Khalil, Senior Chief, Uzma Hafeez, Manager Nutrition-IRMNCH, Dr. Fawad, MEAL Consultant Asif Rasheed, and other senior officials.
On this occasion, Dr Khalil & Dr Fawad presented a detailed briefing on the program covering overall progress, including the status of Program-for-Results (PforR) Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) and Disbursement-Linked Results (DLRs).
They also discussed the progress on the current year’s DLIs/DLRs, the business plans for achieving these targets, the additional funding requirements, and the decision regarding the revision of the Technical Assistance (TA) Component/PC-I.
After detailed discussions, Chairman P&D Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan directed the prompt completion of the recruitment process of dedicated PMU staff, timely completion of activities, and continuation of execution of business plans. He also emphasized the importance of implementing the exit strategy for each activity planned under the PforR component.
