‘Population welfare being accelerated’

LAHORE

Provincial Minister for Population Welfare and Environment Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said tablets have been given to Social Mobilisers throughout Punjab through which online performance of Family Health Clinics and attendance reports are being sent to the head office on daily basis. 

She said online monitoring method was proving very useful due to which not only performance of the department was improving, but ongoing awareness campaign of population welfare was being further accelerated. She said at present equipments and medicines had been provided at all family health clinics and social mobilisers are counselling with the people about family planning in rural and urban areas.

She expressed these views during her surprise visit to the gynae ward of the Services Hospital on Thursday. She also reviewed the treatment facilities being provided to the patients at the centre of excellence. She also inspected classroom, ward and adolescent centre. She directed the staff to make special cleanliness management. She told the media that training was being imparted to 1,100 LHVs at Basic Health Unit of the Services Hospital and Health Department and Social Welfare Departments were working jointly.