
Some programmes have started, but due to the floods in 2010 (affecting another 20 million people with 2,000 casualties) and the urgent need to respond to the situation, more programmes are expected in 2011.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programme
The aim of this programme is to reduce the vulnerability of children and their families who have become victims of war and/or natural disaster. HealthNet TPO addresses psychosocial issues through a partnership with Plan Pakistan by integrating psychosocial support into Plan Pakistan’s relief programme. Read more…
Basic Health Units
As a response to the floods in Pakistan in 2010, a smaller project is implemented to restore Basic Health Units. Read more…
Since 1993, HealthNet TPO has actively implemented various programmes in Pakistan that initially focused on developing sustainable health care systems through training and encouraging local communities. Warfare and natural disasters however, created severe mental distress among the affected population. Therefore, HealthNet TPO now concentrates on psychosocial support for displaced people. In 2009, a new country team was established to develop new programmes.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programme