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The complex emergency in the tribal districts of KP caused widespread infrastructural damage due to years of neglect and misuse. Public facilities like health centers & schools also suffered from such damages, with scarce resources preventing the timely reconstruction direly needed.
The Civil Dispensary in village Pastai, South Waziristan is the primary health center in the area, witnessing a large influx of patients.
However, according to the local communities, women & girls in particular would often avoid going to this dispensary due to the state of its sanitation facilities. While the health facility originally had 2 gender-segregated latrines. One was completely non-functional while the other faced issues with a disrupted water supply.
Under the BHA-funded project, Cesvi and partner PRDS rehabilitated sanitation facilities in 17 health centers in North and South Waziristan. The CD Pastai was one of the health centers recommended by the District Health Officer due to its centrality in the area.
Thus, the project reconstructed separate toilets for males & females to provide safe sanitation to visitors. In addition, the health center’s water supply system was also rehabilitated so that the facilities could be used properly.
