BAYER Foundation, Bayer`s corporate foundation supporting social innovation, has supported Mezrab, a nonprofit organisation in Pakistan, with a grant that enables the launch of three primary health clinics in the underserved urban neighbourhoods of Karachi, as per a press release.

Formally inaugurated on March 11, the Pehli Kiran Family Health Clinics will provide sustainable primary healthcare with a focus on women`s reproductive health.

Each of the three clinics will be staffed by a small team including a doctor, lady health visitor, and attendant and will provide primary healthcare including reproductive health, contraceptive access, and identification and referral for victims of gender-based violence.

This initiative therefore addresses the dual challenges of healthcare access and gender inequality by ensuring the availability of trained female health providers in underserved urban communities. Patients may also avail themselves of a teleconsultation facility at the clinic and will be able to access prescription medicine as needed. •