CARAVAN signed an MOU with the provincial government of KP through Secretary Health and District Health Department, Swat for the management and health services delivery at RHC Kalam District Swat according to the approved Quality standards of Health Department of KPfor such Health facilities. CARAVAN will run this facility for next 5 years. The MOU aims at increasing access to socio-culturally acceptable quality health services through cost-effective interventions and better management of existing resources with the following strategic objectives:
1. To improve quality of healthcare services at health facility through staff capacity building, and improved working environment.
2. To strive to achieve the relevant targets of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through static and outreach Curative, Preventive and Promotive Health activities
3. To ensure community / patients’ rights protection through participatory approach and active involvement of community in monitoring and decision making
4. To provide conducive environment for operational research, community Oriented medical education (COME) and health care support staff training
5. To pilot a referral system from community and to the category B & A care hospitals to improve services utilization.
A Support and Oversight Committee (SOC) will be formed for the quarterly review of progress, development of the model and support to the Hospital Management boards. The committee will comprise of:
i. Secretary Health Chairman
ii. Additional Secretary Health, Development Member
iii. Director General Health Service Member
iv. Chief Planning Officer, Health Department Member
v. Representative of Finance Department, not below
the rank of Deputy Secretary Member
vi. Chief HSRU Member/secretary
vii. EDO Health Swat Member
viii. Medical Superintendent/In-charge Health Facility Member
ix. Member BOG, CARAVAN Member
x. Member BOG, CARAVAN Member
xi. Member BOG, CARAVAN Member
xii. 2 Community Representatives, to be jointly
nominated by Health Department and CARAVAN Members
xiii. Co-opted member
A Hospital Management Board (HMB) will be formed. That will meet monthly to review the progress, resolve issues and ensure community involvement in the utilization of the services. In-charge each health facility will coordinate the monthly meetings.
The HMB will comprise of:
1. Director Medical/ Chief Executive CARAVAN Chairman
2. MS/In-charge Health Facility Member/Secretary
3. Member BOG,CARAVAN Member
4. Two Community elders to be jointly selected/nominated
by Health Department and CARAVAN Members
5. District Surgical Specialist. Member
6. District Medical Specialist. Member
7. Finance Manager of the concerned facility Member
8. EDO Finance or his representative Member
9. EDO(H)/or his representative not below the rank of
Deputy EDO (H) Member