Al-Wahid FOUNDATION

Programme · Lahore

The clinic plan

Our first aim is to support regular primary care sessions at an existing licensed dispensary in Lahore. The venue, budget and start date are still to be agreed.

Healthcare workers looking over a plan

Beginning with an existing dispensary

Choose the location

Compare neighbourhood needs with the services already available. Speak with residents about travel, fees and times they can attend.

Agree the service

Check the host’s licence, clinical staffing, dispensing arrangements and ability to keep records. Agree the session budget, included medicines and referral arrangements in writing.

Review before expanding

Compare invoices, medicine records and anonymised session totals. Ask patients whether they received the care described and whether unexpected costs remained.

Medicine packs on a dispensary work surface

Programme scope

What the project would pay for

The proposed budget covers clinician time for agreed sessions and the cost of listed medicines supplied against a prescription. Hospital admission, specialist treatment and tests would need separate arrangements.

Read the detailed plan

A dedicated dispensary in the future

If sessions demonstrate sustained need and reliable funding, we would explore a dedicated dispensary. That decision would require its own premises assessment, approvals, staffing plan and running budget. The immediate proposal is to work through an existing provider.

How a funded session would be checked

Before a payment
The project would agree the purpose, service dates, clinical cover and permitted costs with the host. A named contact would be responsible for explaining discrepancies.
After the session
The host would report visits completed, medicines supplied and shortages. The project would compare these figures with the session invoice and purchase records.
If something changes
Repeated shortages, unplanned fees or cancelled sessions would trigger a discussion with the host before further sessions are agreed.
Illustration of two Pakistani dispensary staff checking a medicine carton

Keeping the medicine list workable

The host would propose a list that fits the clinical needs it expects to see. The project would ask how often each item is available, where it is sourced and how the dispensary records supply.

If a covered item runs short, the host would explain the next step to the patient and record the shortage for review. That record would help guide the next order.