Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department Inaugurates Solarization Project to Ensure Uninterrupted Healthcare Services

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has taken a significant step towards providing timely and uninterrupted healthcare services to the people of the region. The department recently inaugurated a solarization project to facilitate people, with a 20 kVA solarization project being launched at the Rural Health Center (RHC) at Regi Peshawar. According to Ehtesham Ali, the health advisor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the solarization project is a part of the Health Care Improvement Project (HCIP), which aims to shift 195 primary healthcare centers to solar systems within the next six months. The project is a positive step towards promoting environmentally safe and sustainable energy, and will enable the provision of better and timely healthcare services to patients around the clock.

Key Takeaways:

• The Health Care Improvement Project (HCIP) aims to shift 195 primary healthcare centers to solar systems within the next six months.
• Currently, nine health facilities across four districts are being solarized, with three health facilities in Peshawar being converted to solar energy.
• The solarization project will ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to these health centers and enable the provision of better and timely healthcare services to patients around the clock.
• The government has allocated a total of 3.3 billion rupees under the HCIP to improve primary healthcare in Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi, and Haripur.
• The project includes the renovation and equipping of facilities with modern medical devices to ensure their 24/7 functionality.
• A significant amount of funds have been allocated for various initiatives under the HCIP, including the provision of free treatment, deployment of security and sanitation staff, and the training of healthcare providers.
• The solarization scheme is a key step towards modernizing rural healthcare facilities and making them self-sufficient.
• 3.3 billion rupees have been allocated under the HCIP to improve primary healthcare in Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi, and Haripur.
• 800 million rupees were spent under this project to provide free treatment to the public at Nishtarabad Hospital in Peshawar.
• 870 million rupees were spent to deploy security and sanitation staff at BHUs and RHCs under HCIP.
• 720 million rupees were spent to provide free medicines and family planning facilities.
• 254 million rupees were allocated for the training of healthcare providers.
• 25 million rupees were spent on the Health Promoting Schools initiative.

Sources:

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health Advisor Ehtesham Ali.
• Health Care Improvement Project (HCIP)