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Islamia University of Bahawalpur
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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 619483-EPP-1-2020-1-UK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
    Funder Contribution: 680,345 EUR

    The total population of Pakistan at the beginning of the year 2020 is approximately 216M and more than 50% of the population is residing in rural areas which are often difficult to reach due to poor road infrastructure. Besides other basic needs of life, medical facilities are also deficient in these areas. Most of the health budget is used in urban areas and rural areas are neglected. In 2017, only 676 rural health centers were working. The health conditions of women and children are even worse. Non-communicable diseases are estimated to account for 58% of all deaths in Pakistan. According to National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (2016-17), 14% were overweight, 44% were obese and 46% were hypertensive. 44% of children under the age of 5 were reported to be stunted. Malnutrition status in rural areas reported to be worse as compared to urban areas i.e. stunt growth (46%), wasted children (16%) and underweight children (33%).The proposed project SAFE-Rural-Health provides an Education and Training System to help patient and health workers to understand the effectiveness of the new technologies in three different areas of the country: Rural, semi Urban, and Urban . SAFE-Rural-Health is strategically designed to ensure the improvement of health through efficient and appropriate use of intelligent technologies in Pakistan. The rationale is, Pakistan will gain smart health (eHealth/mHealth/Digital Health) experience in both a particular context, and in a cross pilot setting, to share the smart health best practices with developing and neighbouring countries. The expected long term impact of SAFE-Rural-Health, in target country (Pakistan) are improving health of vulnerable groups like maternity and children and old aged people that helps to have healthier and quality life in the far-flung areas of Pakistan, which are at the least priority of doctors, healthcare workers and service providers to work – due to challenges like poor infrastructure and lack of facilities.

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