KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has expressed hope that the provision of government jobs to educated girls in Thar and basic training of health would improve the situation in arid zone and adding that he would not tolerate any negligence in this regard.
Sindh Government is providing government jobs to educated girls in Thar, he said.
This he said while talking to media persons visiting Government Hospitals and dispensaries of Diplo, IslamKot, Mithi and adjacent areas, said a statement issued here Wednesday.
Jam Mehtab said that traditional midwives are being trained for safe deliveries of children while in first phase 165 midwives have been trained for the purpose.
He said that the Health Department is working in collaboration with population welfare Department, NGOs, Revenue , EPI, MNCH and other stake holders to up lift the living standard of people.
As many as 42 mobile medical units (MMU) had been formed to provide health facilitates in remote areas of Thar to the children under five years, he added.
Jam Mehtab said that these 42 MMUs are equipped with all medical facilities and staff. These MMUs provide mediciens and treatment to expected females and in case of severe illness the effected children are transported and referred to big cities through these MMUs.
He said that with the coordination of Population of Welfare Department camps are being established at certain points to provide awareness to women regarding birth spacing and how to make deliveries safe and to improve the health of pregnant women.
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