The Healthier Populations through the Life Course (HPLC) cluster supports the Government of Pakistan in implementing evidence-based public health programmes related to reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent health, healthy ageing, nutrition, food safety, climate change, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and environmental health.
The HPLC cluster envisions the reduction of morbidity and mortality among women and children, and improvements in the health, well-being and quality of life of populations throughout the life course, including the most vulnerable groups – mothers, newborns, children, adolescents and older people.
HPLC focuses on interventions to improve the quality of their health, determinants of health and nutrition services at various levels of the health care delivery system, while simultaneously promoting healthy environments and healthy lifestyles.
Key sub-areas of intervention
Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) and healthy ageing (HA)
Adaptation of global WHO strategic/technical guidelines and training packages on RMNCAH and HA
Capacity development of the health workforce
Introduction and institutionalization of RMNCAH quality of care tools
Provision of integrated RMNCAH services during emergencies
Research and coordination on the RMNCAH agenda
Nutrition and food safety
Support the Government of Pakistan to treat severe acute malnutrition with complications through nutrition stabilization centres (NSCs) across the country
Promote, protect and support breastfeeding through the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) as a way of preventing malnutrition
Institutionalize National Nutrition Surveillance (NNSS) to monitor malnutrition trends over time and provide real-time data to inform planning
Advocate for alignment of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in food with WHO guidance
Support the Government and partners in developing and adapting technical guidelines on wasting management
Generate evidence through research and coordinate nutrition interventions.
WASH and climate change
Scale up WASH in health care facilities
Global analyses and assessment of safely-managed drinking water and sanitation cycles
Delivery of water filtration plants to provide safe drinking water to hospitals and communities
Capacity development and sensitization on WASH and climate change
Solarization of health care facilities
Generating evidence to inform WASH and climate change programmes through research and assessments
