Minister inaugurates Sehat Khidmat Week

LAHORE :Punjab Minister for Primary & Secondary Health Kh Imran Nazir has inaugurated “Khadim-E-Punjab Sehat Khidmat Week” at Government Mian Mir Hospital on Tuesday. 

During this week blood screening of nine different diseases, medical checkup of pregnant women and malnourished children would be carried out in the integrated blood screening and counselling camps which are being organised at all DHQ and THQ hospitals as well as at selected RHCs and BHUs.

After the inauguration of the health week, Minister Kh Imran Nazir said Primary & Secondary Health Department, on the instructions of Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, is implementing a comprehensive preventive programme. The main objective of this programme is to provide awareness about the preventive measures against diseases among people as well as diagnostic facilities to people at their doorstep.

dengue: Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Kh Salman Rafiq has directed for holding video linked meetings of entomologists of all the districts on weekly basis for effective monitoring of dengue situation in the province. 

He stated this while chairing a cabinet committee meeting on dengue in the committee room of Civil Secretariat on Tuesday. Additional Director General Health Dengue Control Dr Farrukh Sultan gave presentation on the latest dengue situation in the province.

Health camps: The district administration Tuesday kicked off ‘Health Week’ by setting up special camps at Tehsil Headquarters Hospitals, Rural Health Centres and Basic Health Units across the provincial metropolis.

monitoring: On the directions of Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, a team led by Punjab Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Ali Jan Khan has left for a four-day tour of southern Punjab.

According to a handout issued on Tuesday, during the visit, the health secretary will monitor arrangements of Health Week in district and tehsil headquarters hospitals.