Lady Health Worker Project / Using Preference Parameter Estimates to Optimise Public Sector Wage Contracts: A Field Study in Pakistan

In Punjab, Lady Health Workers (LHWs) serve as frontline change makers. Their duties are multifold, from implementing large health campaigns, spreading awareness about diseases to supporting the management of health crises. On average, each LHW is responsible for going door-to-door to 150 to 200 households and collects key data of community members within these households, such as number of fully immunised children, contraceptive prevalence and infant mortality rate.

A study conducted by Oxford Policy Management highlighted that the population served by LHWs has substantially better health indicators than those not covered by LHWs. Owing to the potential LHWs hold in bringing forth long-term change in the province’s healthcare sector, it is essential for the Government of Punjab to leverage this resource effectively.