Readying Health Facilities for Climate-Driven Emergencies

Bangladesh and Pakistan experience some of the most frequent and severe climate-driven disasters in the world. The impact of these disasters on health systems is exacerbating the already fragile state of women’s health. Over the past four years, Pathfinder’s Advancing the Leadership of Women and Girls Towards Better Health and Climate Change Resilience program (referred to as the Women-Led Climate Resilience program in this brief) supported almost 800 health facilities across the two countries to ensure continued access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services during and in the aftermath of climate emergencies.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Pathfinder’s Women-Led Climate Resilience program strengthened health systems, enhanced women’s and young people’s leadership, and improved community resilience to climate change. The program worked alongside women and girls in low-resource communities to develop the tools, knowledge, networks, and resources they need to ensure reliable access to quality health care, build foundations for economic growth, and strengthen their communities and health systems so they are resilient to future shocks. Takeda Pharmaceutical Limited’s Global Corporate Social Responsibility Program supported the initiative from 2022–2025 across five districts of Bangladesh (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, and Cox’s Bazar) and six districts of Pakistan’s Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces (Badin, Sanghar, Thatta, Umerkot, Charsadda, and Kambar Shahdadkot), serving over 1.2 million people.