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Overview
IRD conducted a surgical system assessment at DHQ Hospital Kotli in collaboration with government partners and the Global Surgery Foundation. The assessment was conducted at DHQ Hospital Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, serving approximately 850,000 people across the district and surrounding areas.
227M
Population covered under the national surgical vision
The need
The need
The assessment identified key
The assessment identified key gaps in infrastructure, equipment, workforce, service delivery, and data systems limiting safe surgical care.
Our approach: Research
Rapid multi-method assessment including facility review, surgical volume analysis (403 procedures), and stakeholder consultations. Findings directly informed system improvements and allowed a strong case to be made for a Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) to be established at DHQ Kotli – the first of its kind in Pakistan
Our partners
PDI has a nationwide footprint, focusing on districts identified by the national STH survey— 47 at-risk districts requiring annual deworming.
