MSF hands over Maternal and Child Health Unit in Timergara DHQ Hospital to Department of Health
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Timergara: Today, after 11 years of medical services, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has handed over the maternal and child health unit (MCH) to the Department of Health, the last of its activities in Timergara District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital, Lower Dir.
MSF announced gradually handing over the responsibility of various departments in November 2019, with a steering committee comprised of representatives of MSF, local authorities and the Department of Health managing the process. MSF handed over the emergency room in March 2020 and the newborn unit in August 2020. The handover process will be fully complete on 31 January 2021 after MSF hands over the support services, such as, the laundry, blood bank, sterilization, and the waste management and energy zones.
Peshawar
January 13, 2021
TIMERGARA: While moving close to complete winding up of its activities in Lower Dir district after 11 years of medical services, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has handed over the maternal and child health unit (MCH) at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital here to the Department of Health.
The MSF had announced in November 2019 to gradually hand over the responsibility of various departments by forming a steering committee of representatives of MSF to the local authorities and the Department of Health for managing the process.
The MSF handed over the emergency room in March 2020 and the newborn unit in August 2020. The handover process would be completed by January 31, 2021 after handing over support services, such as the laundry, blood bank, sterilisation, and the waste management and energy zones.