The National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care, also known as the Lady Health Workers Programme (LHWP) was launched in 1994 by the Government of Pakistan with the objective of reducing poverty through providing essential primary health care services to communities and improving national health indicators. The Programme objectives contribute to the overall health sector goals of improvement in maternal, newborn & child health; provision of family planning services; and integration of other vertical health promotion programmes. This country wide initiative with community participation constitutes the main thrust of the extension of outreach health services to the rural population and urban slum communities through deployment of over 100,000 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) and covers more than 65% of the target population. The Programme contributes directly to MDG goals number 1, 4, 5 & 6 and indirectly to goal number 3 & 7. The National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care is funded by the Government of Pakistan. International partners offer support in selected domains in the form of technical assistance, trainings or emergency relief. Read More >>