EDO Health to recruit medical officers in their concern districts

Lahore: Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Kh. Salman Rafiq has said that there is the need of visionary health managers for effective implementation on health roadmap and uplift of health sector. He said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif the implementation on the projects of upgrading district and tehsil headquarters hospitals besides rural health centers and basic health units has been started. He said that Chief Minister has accorded approval to immediate recruitment on vacant posts of medical officers, women medical officers and paramedics at basic health units and rural health centers throughout the province. He said that power of recruitment on above mentioned posts has been given to district EDO Health.

He expressed these views while addressing a conference of EDOs Health of the province at committee room of Directorate General Health Services today. Secretary Health Punjab Jawad Rafiq Malik, Director General Health Dr. Zahid Pervaiz, Provincial Chief of WHO Dr. Ubaid ul Islam, Dr. Aslam Chaudhry of Bill Gates Foundation, EDOs Health of all the districts, Director Health Programme besides members of the Punjab Health Roadmap Team were also present on the occasion. The meeting was informed that 550 basic health units of the province will be upgraded till 2015 for implementation on health roadmap where facilities of labour room and mother and child health will be provided round the clock under programme 24/7. The meeting was informed that Hepatitis Control Week will be observed from 24 to 31 October throughout the province. On 27^th October, Hepatitis control conference will be held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal which will be attended by more than one thousands health experts. During Hepatitis Control Week, besides holding of seminars at all districts and tehsil headquarters hospitals and health centers, technical workshop and other functions will also be arranged for displaying of banners, protection measures for doctors, nurses and other staff, disposal of hospital waste as well as disposable syringes.

The meeting also reviewed polio, dengue, hepatitis situation, performance of mother and child health and other programmes, cleanliness condition in the hospitals, purchase and availability of medicines, attendance of doctors and other staff, progress of implementation on EPI, coverage, cold chain management, third party evaluation and other administrative affairs in detail. Kh. Salman Rafiq said that a number of problems are resolved through spirit and devotion to the work without resources. He said that if EDO health and medical superintendent of the concerned hospital work in a proactive manner, then many faults of the system can be removed. He said that during visit to different hospitals and health centers, problems relating to cleanliness and absenteeism of staff are observed.

Secretary Health Jawad Rafiq Malik said that health department needs such officers as could think for the improvement of health sector and their district after official timings. He directed all the EDOs health to submit their development schemes to concerned officers for approval by October 20 and besides sending SNE of their district to health department for seeking approval from finance department. He warned the officers to purchase medicines according to the need of the district in a transparent manner. He said that permission will not be given for wasting resources on unnecessary purchase. Secretary Health directed to improve cleanliness and arrangement for storing medicines in a proper manner.