Jaroka Telehealthcare project and Millenium Development Goals (MDG) of Pakistan

Jaroka Telehealth care project aims at providing accessible health care to rural areas of Pakistan, through clinic based facility and Lady Health Workers (LHW). Presently, Mardan is the chosen test site. Through its Mardan healthcare facility over 10,000 patients have been treated. Through this Jaroka is helping Pakistan in achieving its Millenium Development Goals (MDG) at a much lower cost. The MDGs directly targetted by Jaroka telehealth care include ;

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality,
Goal 5: Improve maternal health,
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

The above three goals will be achieved through the provision of better health care through properly trained Lady Health Workers (LHW) and Doctors
where as other goals indirectly dealt are;

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger,
Goal 3: Promote gender equity and empower women

These goals are achieved indirectly by employing local residents especially women as lady health workers, thereby reducing poverty and unemployment from the area.