EDOs asked to improve health indicators

LAHORE
The Punjab government has given one month deadline to Executive District Officers (Health) in the province to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or face action.
In a meeting of the district health managers in the Directorate General Health Services on Monday, Adviser to Chief Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that the CM had set June as deadline for improvement on KPIs and stern accountability may follow in case of poor performance.
The EDOs’ meeting was chaired by adviser to Chief Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique and Secretary Health Jawwad Rafique Malik with Parliamentary Secretary Khawaja Imran Nazir, Punjab Health DG Dr Zahid Pervaiz and Director EPI Dr Munir Ahmed. Representatives from Chief Minister Roadmap team, Punjab Information Technology Board and key allied units were present. The meeting reviewed the progress of all districts on KPIs and sought explanations from poor performers.
Director EPI Dr Munir Ahmed shared that health camps were being set up in certain UCs of four districts: Lahore, Rawalpindi, DG Khan and Rajanpur, where basic medical services will be provided along with immunisation. He presented data analysis of UCs with low vaccination coverage and asked EDOs to take administrative action against the responsible staff. While emphasising the importance of card retention as a monitoring indicator, he said unprecedented urban expansion called for detailed revisions.