Representatives of WHO, Unicef, UNFPA, Save the Children-US, Medicine Sans Frontier, International Federation of Red Cross, International Rescue Committee (IRC), International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps International, International Relief, International Organisation for Migration, Pakistan Islamic Medical Association, Pakistan Orthopaedic Association and other organisations participated in the conference.
The conference "Medium term plan development workshop for the earthquake-affected districts of NWFP," was organised by the provincial health department in collaboration with WHO and GTZ.
These donor agencies have pledged to support the government in its long-term efforts in health sector. Chritopher Blindness Mission has pledged to reconstruct 230-bed district headquarters hospital (DHQ) Battagram and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged to reconstruct DHQ Hospital Mansehra.
In the medium term plan, Pakistan Institute for Community Ophthalmology has pledged to provide an 80-bed field hospital for Battagram, Zulfiqar and Friends is establishing 80-bed hospital at Balakot and four other sites using improved vision of Quetta technology.
Save the Children-US is establishing 20-bed field hospital at Banna using Alaska structures, MSF is setting up 100-bed field hospital in DHQ Mansehra, International Federal for Red Cross has established 200-bed field hospital in Ayub Teaching Hospital.
Similarly, Aga Khan Health Services are setting up two 10-bed prefabricated facilities at Gari Habibullah and Kewaii. Besides this, IRC has pledged to rehabilitate 5 health facilities and Mercy Corps International 6 health facilities.
An offer for 500-bed hospital from the Saudi Red Crescent has also been received and site for it is under negotiation.
Country representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Khalif Biles called for co-ordinated efforts.