Helvetas swiss vows for strengthening rural economy in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Country head Helvetas Swiss Inter-cooperation Pakistan, Dr Arjumand Nizami on Sunday vowed for strengthening the rural economy in Pakistan to provide employment and health facilities to the common man.

In a rural economy, women's economic empowerment,employment and provision of basic living facilities have always been our top priority, Dr. Arjumand Nizami said this while addressing to the handing over ceremony of the equipment for technologically up-gradation of the Provincial Health Development Centre (PHDC) facility in Lahore and its sub-centres in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Sargodha.

She said that economic empowerment of women and provision of food to children is an integral part of rural and urban economy and our organization is committed to providing basic facilities of the life to the people.

Dr. Arjumand said that Helvetas is believes on women empowerment where all men and women determine the course of their lives in dignity and security.

Helvetas is active in five working areas: water, food and climate, education, jobs and private sector development, governance, gender and social equity, she informed.

Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation organized a ceremony at PHDC to officially hand over the equipment that will technologically upgrade PHDC facility in Lahore and its sub-centres of District Health Development Centres (DHDCs), in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Sargodha.

On this occasion Programme Manager of Helvetas Ms. Zainab Shumail said that Helvetas is supporting the provincial Governments of Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Punjab in strengthening Health facilities in addition to provide Covid response equipment.

She thanked the officials of the provincial health department for support and cooperation.

The set of equipment provided by Helvetas includes computers, LED screens, printers, Zoom...