A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Sindh Integrated Health and Population Program (SIHPP) and Sindh Integrated Emergency & Health Services (SIEHS), under the supervision of the Department of Health, Government of Sindh. The program is approved for implementation for a period of 05 years, from 2022-23 to 2026-27. Raheem Bakhsh Maitlo, Program Director SIHPP, Brigadier (R) Tariq Qadir, Chief Executive Officer, SIEHS, and Dr. Waqar Memon, Director General Health, Sindh signed the agreement. Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz, caretaker Minister for Health, Sindh presided over the signing ceremony.
Dr. Syed Mansoor Abbas Rizvi, Secretary Health, Sindh was also present at the occasion. SIHPP was launched with the assistance of the World Bank and Islamic Development Bank to improve access to and utilization of quality RMNCH+N services in the most underserved areas of the province, especially for poor and vulnerable populations, with the specific target of adolescent and women. The program will sustainably improve and build the health and economic resilience of communities.
