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3-day polio campaign is being started from today in Punjab

Lahore: The Spokesman of Health Department Punjab has said that 3-day polio campaign is being started from today in Punjab like all over the country. He said that total number of target children in Punjabis would be over 17.5 million and total number of union councils where campaign is being ... Read More »

Services of all lady health workers regularized

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has regularized the services of about 50 thousand employees of National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Healthcare in the province. By-name orders for regularizing all Lady Health Supervisors, Lady Health Workers and Drivers of the national programme are being issued. Punjab Health ... Read More »

54 Infants died due to substandard medicines in DHQ Hospital, Bahawalnagar

Lahore: At least 54 children have been reported dead in Bahawalnagar District Headquarter Hospital during last fifteen days due to use of substandard medicines. According to the Dunya News families of the deceased staged protest against the hospital’s management, and demanded strict action against the accused. Meanwhile, Medical Superintendent Fiaz ... Read More »

Health Department to launch operation against the manufacturers and sellers of spurious and substandard drugs

Lahore: Health Department has decided to launch an immediate operation against the manufacturers and sellers of spurious and substandard drugs. The decision was made in a meeting chaired by  Secretary Health Jawad Rafique Malik. On the occasion ,Director General Health Dr. Zahid Pervaiz, Additional Secretary Health (Technical) Dr. Salman Shahid, ... Read More »

Vaccination campaign is continued in flood hit areas: Kh Salman

Lahore: Adviser to Chief Minister Punjab on Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that the recent heavy floods badly affected 269 Union Councils of 18 districts in which 274 mobile medical team are busy to vaccinate women and children against seasonal and epidemic diseases. He said that so far 118129 ... Read More »

Punjab government bars private hospitals to treat dengue patients

Lahore: Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that Dengue Experts Advisory Group (DEAG) has been imparting training of patient care and case management of dengue to the public and private hospitals as well as general practitioners, but some private hospitals despite invitation have not ... Read More »

Health Department is providing medical facilities to the flood affectees round the clock

Lahore:  624 medical teams and 194 ambulances of Health Department are providing medical facilities to the flood affectees round the clock whereas more than two lakh four thousand flood affectees have been provided medical facilities so far. According to health department vaccination of 70049 children has been conducted to save them ... Read More »

Secretary Health has allotted affected districts to different medical colleges

Lahore: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif special medical teams of medical colleges and teaching hospitals would conduct third party evaluation of performance of medical teams of Health Department working in flood affected districts. These teams would also conduct a survey regarding disease pattern and their ... Read More »

Dengue situation is under control except in Ferozwala:Director General Health Punjab

Lahore: Director General Health Punjab Dr. Zahid Pervaiz has said that dengue situation is under control due to strenuous efforts of government departments and institutions, however, the impact of recent rains can become visible in the last week of September. Therefore, dengue surveillance and larvaeciding campaign should be accelerated to ... Read More »

Vaccination campaign has also been launched in the flood affected

Lahore: Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that mobile medical teams and health centers of Punjab Health Department have extended treatment facilities to 160988 patients in flood affected areas. He said that 425 medical centres and 366 mobile health teams are providing healthcare to ... Read More »

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