ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar has said that the first Ehsaas Nash-o-Numa Center established at Upper Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide mother and child care facilities.
On an sc social media website Twitter, Dr Nishtar said a total of six Nash-o-Numa Centres will be established in Upper Dir to prevent the mothers and newborns from stunting.
While a total of 33 centers are being set up in nine districts across the country which would provide a number of facilities to the women and their children, she added.
دیر بالامیں پہلا احساس نشوونما مرکزقائم کردیاگیا ہے۔ ماؤں اور نوزائیدہ بچوں کو سٹنٹنگ سے بچانے کیلیئے دیربالا میں کل 6 نشوونما مراکز کھولے جائیں گے جبکہ ملک بھر کے 9 اضلاع میں مجموعی طور پر 33 مراکز قائم کیئے جارہے ہیں۔ وزیر اعظم جلد ہی اس پروگرام کا باقائدہ اجراء کریں گے۔ 1/2 pic.twitter.com/taGBh6vkB0
— Senator Dr Sania Nishtar (@SaniaNishtar) August 11, 2020
Nishtar said ATM machines are also being installed at every Nash-o-Numa Centre to facilitate the process of stipends delivery to the registered beneficiaries. She said the Prime Minister, Imran Khan would soon launch the Ehsaas Nash-o-Numa program officially.
These centres will provide a number of facilities including Consumer Registration, Medical Examination, Awareness Session, Healthy Diet Guidelines and continuous support for maintenance of their health.
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