Model hospitals, MNCH centres, and disaster-resilient health infrastructure — WADDAN's flagship body of work.
1.9M+
Patients treated to date (June 2026) in WADDAN-established Basic Health Units — 10,000+ safe deliveries
These achievements represent WADDAN's most technically demanding and highest-impact body of work, executed in partnership with RAHA (Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas Programme), UNHCR, and KfW (German Development Bank), and independently verified through government correspondence, monitoring visit reports, and facility handover documentation.
Union Council Dogdara was occupied by militants during the military operation in Malakand; the area's only health facility was abolished. Residents had to travel 60 kilometres — approximately five hours — to reach the District Headquarters Hospital for routine treatment.
With financial assistance from RAHA, UNHCR, and KfW, WADDAN reconstructed the Government BHU in Miana Doag: a 7,500 sq.ft facility comprising a Service Unit, Doctor's Residence, Medical Technician Quarter, LHV Quarter, Class IV staff quarter, and a purpose-built MNCH Centre. The Executive Engineer, C&W Division Upper Dir, formally certified that the facility was constructed in accordance with the Government's standard design and structural specifications and the approved project plan.
The complex has been planned so that, with the construction of a few additional facilities, it can be readily upgraded to a Rural Health Centre (RHC).
Despite limited resources, difficult mountainous terrain, harsh climatic conditions, limited transportation and access, a conflict-affected operating environment, and persistent challenges arising from a highly conservative and resistant community, WADDAN successfully completed the reconstruction of a critical BHU in a hard-to-reach area.
WADDAN constructed three Mother & Child Health (MNCH) Centres in Qulandi, Sawni, and Miana Doag, designed to strengthen access to maternal and neonatal healthcare in underserved communities.
Each centre includes a dedicated labour room, recovery room, waiting area, and essential infrastructure for maternal and child health services. The centres are designed to support safe and accessible maternal and neonatal care, with facilities and equipment provided according to the requirements of each centre.
The centres were developed with support from RAHA, UNHCR, and KfW and contribute to improved access to essential maternal and child healthcare services.
WADDAN rehabilitated BHU Qulandi and BHU Sawni, including renovation of staff residences, rehabilitation of water supply, drainage and sanitation systems, improvement of access roads, and construction and rehabilitation of protection and retaining walls.
The rehabilitation of both BHUs strengthened healthcare infrastructure and was documented as benefiting more than one lakh people through the Health Management Committee.
Dir Upper lies within a recognized seismic red zone. WADDAN constructed retaining and protection walls against erosion, landslides, and flooding; strengthened foundations, walls, and roofing; developed an emergency response plan; installed backup power; and ran mock disaster drills and tabletop exercises.
WADDAN constructed the BHU Miana Doag building and the MNCH Centres at BHU Qulandi and BHU Sawni with a reinforced concrete (RCC) structural frame system, incorporating columns, beams, lintel beams and plinth beams.
The previous BHU Miana Doag building, before its destruction, was not built with this type of structural frame system.
Access-road pavements and pathways adjacent to BHUs Dogdara, Qulandi, and Sawni, reinstalled water supply schemes and rehabilitated drainage.
Value for money
WADDAN's project costs compared with estimated government costs for comparable infrastructure work — one project at a time.
BHU Miana Doag — reconstruction + MNCH Centre
≈72.9%lower
MNCH Centres — Qulandi & Sawni (both)
80%lower
Rehabilitation — BHU Sawni & Qulandi (both)
80%lower
BHU Miana Doag — additional retaining & protection walls (construction and rehabilitation), drainage & access pathway
+added value
One PKR scale for all rows. Government figures are estimates for comparable work. Each row is compared on its own; savings are not added together.
Two healthcare infrastructure components delivered at substantially lower reported cost than the estimated government benchmark.
Purpose-Built, Service-Ready Facilities
Two maternal health units equipped for service, delivered for the combined cost shown.
Cost-efficient rehabilitation of essential community healthcare infrastructure.
Additional value contribution
Protecting public infrastructure, improving site safety, ensuring effective water drainage and facilitating community access.
Approximate government-assessed estimate for the listed works — not WADDAN's actual expenditure. Completed without additional donor funding, and not included in the project savings above.
Additional Infrastructure. WADDAN's Own Resources and Management. Greater Community Value.
Government figures are estimated costs for comparable work, not verified government expenditure. WADDAN figures are as reported from project records. Each project is compared separately; savings are not combined.
Greater Value. Lower Cost. Stronger Community Services.
