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By Adresh Laghari
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RAJANPUR, Punjab Kainat, 21, sits with her 7-month-old baby girl Aliya. They are joined by Kainat?s sister-in-law Sumaira, her one-year-old daughter Ayesha, and their host, the local Lady Health Worker (LHW), Tasleem. The women are discussing nutrition for children after six months of age. Around 30 other women wait with them, ready to join a special session on mother and child health by the area?s Lady Health Supervisor (LHS). Kainat lives in Basti Miani village in Pakistan?s Punjab province. Today, however, she has traveled to the Rural Heath Center in Kot Mithan, a nearby town, for the session. The place is not new to Kainat. She delivered Aliya at this center.
?I have been coming here for over a year now to attend these meetings by Tasleem and her senior baaji,? she tells while trying to stop Aliya from thumb-sucking. Baaji is a common word used for elder sisters in this part of the world. The senior baaji is actually Tasleem?s Lady Health Supervisor.
Like Tasleem, every LHW reaches around 150 households in the area where she lives and works and has significant responsibilities. LHW?s visit homes regularly, check for ...