Secondary Care Services

Since the start of journey in 2007, PPHI Sindh has made enormous strides as a non-profit organization in saving lives of millions of women and newborn babies. As PPHI Sindh’s technical expertise expanded, the organizational approaches increasingly became field-driven, more practical, flexible, and sustainable. Due to its continuous tireless efforts and dedication, PPHI Sindh showed a tremendous improvement in the healthcare systems and service delivery resulting in increasing trust of the Government of Sindh (GoS).

This led to the handing over of Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and Taluka Head Quarter (THQ) Health Facilities to the management of PPHI Sindh. Although RHCs come under the domain of Primary Health Care (PHC), PPHI Sindh decided to manage the RHCs and THQs in a separate domain known as Secondary Care Services to properly manage these HFs on optimum level and as per need of the community.

In rural areas of Sindh many women and newborns lose their precious lives due to unavailability of these services in the nearby areas. The non-availability of immediate transport mechanisms further worsens the situation. Therefore, PPHI Sindh has upgraded the RHCs to the level of Secondary Care in addition to the THQs. Also, 3 Mother & Child Health Centers (MCHCs) have CEmONC facilities available (including Operation theaters, NICU and Blood Banks) and are providing a high standard of care to a huge number of Catchment Area Population.

Secondary level care refers to specialized medical services that are typically provided by medical specialists, and it offers a higher level of expertise and technology than what is available in primary care settings. It comes into play when a patient’s condition requires more specialized expertise or advanced medical procedures. Patients are usually referred to secondary healthcare by their primary care providers when their conditions require a higher level of expertise or technology. Secondary Healthcare plays a vital role in the healthcare system serving as the bridge between primary care and highly specialized tertiary care.

Secondary Care includes the following services:

Primary and secondary healthcare are two important levels of healthcare services, each serving different roles in a person’s overall health and well-being:

• Primary Healthcare is the first point of contact for individuals seeking healthcare services and it is typically provided by general practitioners, family doctors, nurses, and midwives. Secondary care is a more specialized level of care that typically involves specialist doctors, advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities, and larger hospitals.
• Primary healthcare focuses on preventive care, health promotion, and the initial diagnosis and treatment of common health issues whereas secondary healthcare includes services like surgery, inpatient care, specialized medical consultations, and access to medical specialists such as gynecologists, pediatricians, and anesthetists.

List of CEmONC HFs under PPHI Sindh:

1. SGH Murad Memon Goth
2. SGH Ibrahim Hyderi
3. RHC Bhit Shah
4. RHC Tando Jam
5. RHC Bhan Saeedabad
6. MCH Mirwah
7. SGH Naudero
8. THQ Dokri
9. MCH Kausar
10. MCH Mirpur Mathelo