Community Health and Well-being

MCNP plans to support community awareness activities related to public health, hygiene, sanitation, and healthy living, in collaboration with relevant professionals and local institutions.

Supporting Healthier and More Resilient Communities in Gilgit-Baltistan

Community health is an important part of sustainable development. In Gilgit-Baltistan, mountainous terrain, scattered settlements, long travel distances, and differences in access to healthcare can create challenges for families, women, children, older people, and remote communities.

EcoCivic Development Services (EDS) aims to support government departments, health institutions, NGOs, INGOs, and development partners through professional services in community health awareness, research, social mobilization, project planning, and monitoring and evaluation.

Gilgit-Baltistan: Health Facts & Figures

10 districts: The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan and UNICEF have developed district profiles to help identify local inequalities and improve planning for vulnerable communities.

2024–25 health survey: The Gilgit-Baltistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2024–25 provides updated evidence on the situation of women and children, including health-related indicators.

6,460 households: The earlier GB-MICS 2016–17 surveyed 6,460 households and collected information on 121 key development indicators relating to women and children.

These sources highlight the importance of district-level evidence, community awareness, and targeted services. The household figure relates to the 2016–17 survey, not the newer 2024–25 survey.

Our Key Areas of Work

Community Health Awareness: Supporting awareness sessions on hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, preventive healthcare, and healthy practices.

Women’s and Maternal Health Awareness: Facilitating community engagement on antenatal care, maternal health, safe motherhood, and access to appropriate health services.

Child Health and Nutrition: Supporting educational activities related to child nutrition, immunization awareness, breastfeeding, and healthy child development in coordination with qualified health professionals.

Mental Health and Well-being Awareness: Promoting responsible awareness activities that encourage social support, reduce stigma, and help communities identify appropriate professional support.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Supporting community assessments and awareness initiatives on safe water, sanitation, handwashing, and environmental health.

Research and Monitoring: Conducting community needs assessments, surveys, baseline studies, data collection, GIS mapping, and monitoring and evaluation for health-related development projects.

Capacity Building and Partnerships: Supporting training, community mobilization, stakeholder coordination, and project documentation in collaboration with qualified hea