HealthGuard UOL was a student-led community health initiative developed for the Civic and Community Engagement course at the University of Lahore. The project focused on preventing communicable diseases through community awareness, hygiene education, visual reminders, PPE/sanitizer distribution and follow-up monitoring.
Project Lead
I led the initiative across planning, stakeholder coordination, on-ground execution, campaign reporting, social media communication and follow-up documentation.
Communicable diseases remain a major public-health challenge in Pakistan. High-contact community spaces such as gyms, cafes, restaurants, retail stores and barber salons often lack adequate hygiene reminders, PPE use, sanitizer availability and disease-prevention awareness.
- 21 local businesses approached
- 51 baseline surveys collected
- Locations included Lahore, Sheikhupura and Swat
- Business types included gyms, cafes/restaurants, retail stores and barber salons
- PPE, sanitizers and awareness posters distributed
- Instagram awareness campaign executed through @healthguard_uol
- Follow-up visit conducted on 15 December 2025
- Baseline research and needs assessment
- Business-owner engagement
- Awareness poster placement
- PPE and sanitizer distribution
- Hygiene education for staff and customers
- Social-media awareness campaign
- Follow-up sustainability assessment
- 21 businesses impacted
- 51 survey responses collected
- 500 masks distributed
- 21 sanitizer bottles distributed
- 225 pairs of gloves distributed
- 21 posters initially installed
- 80 posters observed during follow-up
- Approximately 80% of businesses continued hygiene guideline compliance
- 10,000+ digital/social reach reported in project documentation
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
- Project leadership
- Community engagement
- Survey-based needs assessment
- Public-health communication
- Stakeholder coordination
- Social-media awareness strategy
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Report writing
- SDG-based impact framing
- Final project report
- Detailed project report
- Campaign summary
- Follow-up summary
- SDG alignment note
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