Danya Arif Siddiqi, Fatima Miraj, Mehr Munir, Nowshaba Naz, Asna Fatima Shaikh, Areeba Wajahat Khan, Shama Dossa, Inamullah Nadeem, Monica J Hargraves, Jennifer Urban, Mubarak Taighoon Shah, Subhash Chandir
Lady health workers (LHWs) provide lifesaving maternal and child health services to >60% of Pakistan's population but are poorly compensated and overburdened. Moreover, LHWs' training does not incorporate efforts to nurture attributes necessary for equitable and holistic healthcare delivery. We developed an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum, deriving its strengths from local art and literature, to enhance character virtues such as empathy and connection, interpersonal communication skills, compassion and purpose among LHWs...
January 17, 2024: Medical Humanities