Trained lady health supervisors to be recruited: minister

LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir said under the National Health Support System, trained lady health supervisors are being recruited soon.

He said this while talking to a 5-member delegation of the World Bank (WB) who called on him during their visit to the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab on Monday. In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on issues related to National Health Support Programme, Family Planning and Punjab Human Capital Investment Programme.

The WB team was led by the Regional Director of Human Development of the World Bank, Ms Nicole Klingen including Program Leader Human Development Ms Hnin Hnin Pyne, Senior Health Specialist Manav Bhattarai, Amina Khan and Miss Uzza.

The minister said 50,000 lady health workers across the province are engaged in primary healthcare at the local level. Better training of lady health workers, lady health supervisors, and lady health visitors will deliver the desired health indicators of this programme. The minister said for the health of the mother and child, attention should be paid to the nutrition of the mother.

The delegation was given a detailed briefing on Vertical Programmes, NHSP, Human Capital Investment Program by Secretary Health Ali Jan Khan. Earlier, the delegation of World Bank made a detailed visit to HISDU and inspected working of the dashboards of vertical programmes and drug supply process. During the meeting, the WB delegation assured to provide required resources for the improvement of the health sector, upon which, the minister thanked the WB.

Special Secretaries M Iqbal and M Ahmed, PD IRMNCH Dr Khalil, Consultant Dr Akhtar Rasheed, CEO PHFMC Dr Asim Altaf and Dr Naeem Majeed were also present on the occasion.