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Four health CEOs made OSDs

By our correspondents
May 11, 2017

LAHORE

On the directions of Punjab Minister for Primary & Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir, process of reward and punishment has been started on the basis of performance of the officers in the department. Secretary Health Ali Jan Khan has issued orders of posting and transfer of Chief Executive Officer District Health Authorities of 12 districts. 

According to the notification issued by Secretary Health on Wednesday, CEO Health Nankana Dr Umer Farooq, CEO Bahawalnagar Dr Abdul Razzaq, CEO Health Dera Ghazi Khan Dr Munawar Abbas and CEO Health Vehari Dr Afzaal Ahmed have been made OSDs and directed to report to Primary & Secondary Health Department. Moreover, CEO Health Sheikhupura Dr Iftikhar Ahmed has been transferred to Nankana Sahib, CEO Health Okara Dr Javed Ahmed Goraya has been transferred and posted as CEO Health Sheikhupura while District Coordinator IRMNCH Dr Saif Ullah has been appointed as CEO Health Okara. Similarly, District Officer Health Dera Ghazi Khan Dr Khalil Ahmed has been appointed as CEO District Dera Ghazi Khan, APMO Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Ahmedpur East Dr Aziz Ahmed Khan as CEO Health Bahawalnagar while DHQ Hospital Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Muzaffargarh Dr Shoaib ur Rehman has been transferred and posted as CEO Vehari. Furthermore, District Coordinator IRMNCH Bhakkar Dr Salman Zahid has been appointed as CEO Health District Bhakkar while APMO Nishtar Hospital Multan Dr Muhammad Siddique Saqib as CEO Health District Khanewal.

Health Minister Kh Imran Nazir said he had reviewed performance of Medical Superintendents and CEOs of hospitals and District Health Authorities during his visit to different districts and orders of posting and transfer has been issued after reviewing the performance of officers of all districts in Lahore CEO Health conference on last Sunday.

He said some officers have been transferred as OSD and those showing poor performance will not be appointed on important posts and those who will perform well will be given good postings.