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Strengthening Health Equity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Baseline Findings of the KP Health and Population Survey (KPHPS) 2024–25

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa•March 2026•NHSP
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Overview

This policy brief synthesizes the KPHPS 2024–25 baseline findings to identify priority gaps in maternal health, family planning, child immunization, and Universal Health Coverage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It emphasizes geographic and socioeconomic inequities, particularly in lagging districts, and recommends targeted action to strengthen antenatal and postnatal care, skilled birth attendance, contraceptive access and counseling, immunization, integrated service delivery, and evidence-based behavior change communication.

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Document Type

Policy Brief

Published

March 2026

Geography

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Year

2026

Project / Program

Technical assistance to provincial governments for household surveys supporting health and family planning investments in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.

Themes

Health SystemsSexual & Reproductive HealthMaternal, Newborn & Child Health

Tags

Universal Health CoverageHealth SystemsPolicyReproductive HealthMaternal HealthChild Health

Recommended Citation

Population Council and Population Center Pakistan. 2026. Strengthening Health Equity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Baseline Findings of the KP Health and Population Survey (KPHPS) 2024–25. Islamabad, Pakistan.