The recent monsoon related floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Decades of development outcomes have been wiped out and critical human security challenges have been precipitated. The organization’s viewpoints about the disaster can be accessed.

Heartfile is making assistance available for the victims of flood relief through the Heartfile Financing program. The program is currently providing assistance to patients who are prone to catastrophic expenditures on health care. Cash transfers from a health equity fund to health providers on behalf of patients to underwrite the cost of waivers for healthcare user’s fees aims to financially risk protect populations in the informal sector.

The centerpiece of this program is a web-based technology platform, integrated with mobile phone technology, which enables donors to view the use of their funds on a transaction basis and have the ability to instruct specific use of their funds; the system also enables donors to have full view of administrative costs incurred and above a certain category, enables them to request audit of any transaction or demand processing. Through tracking and time stamping as inherent features, it additionally allows assessment of workers performance and hence helps to institutionalize accountability

We will be posting more details shortly about how to access this platform for assistance. In the mean time if you have any questions please mail faraz@heartfile.org