In Pakistan, numerous policies have been formulated in the past on pneumonia management translated into various programs. However, despite completion, the state of pneumonia mortality remains unchanged as no sustainable solutions have been yielded by these programs. This is probably because there was no ownership of these policies and programs at the provincial, district and community level. We, therefore, plan to understand pneumonia related policy environment within Pakistan to identify gaps in this system through a two phased study. The first will be qualitative with key informant interviews conducted from relevant stakeholders, e.g, policy makers, practitioners, academicians, researchers etc., to understand how policies are conceptualized. Data will be analyzed through an integrated approach in a software. The second phase will social network research conducted by studying actors linked together by social relations. This will be achieved through net mapping exercise to understand, discuss, and visualize how various actors influence pneumonia related outcomes through technical and financial links. Data will be analyzed through the Organizational Risk Analyzer (ORA) which is a meta-network assessment and analysis tool. This study will be the first of its kind for under-five pneumonia and will guide policy makers for creating effective solutions to combat the disease.
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Identification of Pneumonia Policy Formation in Pakistan
Timeframe: 12 months
Facilitators and barriers for under five pneumonia related policy development and implementation
Timeframe: 6 months