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U.S. Donates Two Life-Saving Ambulances For District Lasbella

11/02/2007

Hub - The U.S. Consul General, Kay L. Anske, today expressed the U.S. government’s commitment to work with the Government of Balochistan “to provide health care services in the province that will ensure the well-being of women, infants and children.”

Consul General Kay Anske was speaking at a ceremony where two ambulances were presented to the Balochistan Health Department for the Lasbella district on behalf of the people of the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

“When a health emergency arises, every minute counts. We want to be sure that trained staff can respond quickly to help a mother and baby who are in crisis, and transport them right away to a hospital for further care,” the senior American diplomat said. “We are donating these ambulances as part of a larger health project for mothers and newborns.”

The ambulances, donated under the USAID-funded Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) project, are specially designed and equipped to assist pregnant women and newborns. The project also includes renovating and equipping labor and delivery wards in two hospitals and one rural health center.

“All of these improvements in health care rely on the excellent cooperation that the provincial and district governments of Balochistan and Lasbella have provided for the project,” the Consul General remarked.

Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by John Snow Incorporated (JSI) in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, the $49.9 million Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) project builds the capacity of the existing health systems and fosters a community-based approach to ensure a continuum of care for mothers and newborns in ten districts of Pakistan.

Support for this project is part of the $1.5 billion in aid that the U.S. Government is providing to Pakistan over five years to improve economic growth, education, health and governance and to assist with earthquake reconstruction.