LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday gave approval to various measures for the uplift of the health sector.
Presiding over a meeting here, the chief minister gave approval to upgradation of nursing schools and giving them status of nursing colleges and announced that four center-of- excellence nursing colleges would be set up in the Punjab.
He also gave approval of pilot project of setting up district health authorities in three districts of the province.
The meeting also gave approval to upgradation of emergency wards of district and tehsil hospitals of the province under a phased programme and to allocate separate pediatric wards, and it decided to change non-functional boards of management of autonomous medical institutions.
Addressing the meeting, Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said revolutionary reforms were being initiated with a new determination for the improvement of health facilities and hoped that due to collective efforts, relief would be provided to people in a real sense and a dream of a Healthy Punjab would be realized.
He said provision of modern and quality treatment facilities to the masses was a priority of the government as health was directly linked to education, progress and prosperity of the country.
He said the Health authorities should fix targets of improvement in public health facilities and devote all their energies for their achievement.
The chief minister said there was no need for non- functional boards of management and active and well-reputed persons should be included in the boards. He also directed that an effective monitoring system should be evolved for the purchase and distribution of medicines as well as ensuring their standard.
He said a comprehensive mechanism of accountability should be introduced in the Health department at every level, adding that information technology should be utilized for evolving a digital system for the purpose of monitoring. He directed that a programme should be chalked out for the training of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in a professional manner.
Shahbaz Sharif directed that planning should be made for giving special incentives to doctors, nurses and paramedical staff serving efficiently in far-flung areas of the province and comprehensive recommendations be evolved for this purpose.
The chief minister said role of lady health workers was of vital importance in the provision of health facilities and a comprehensive programme be evolved in this regard.
Issuing instructions for setting up a steering committee for the speedy implementation of reforms programme in the health sector, the chief minister said he would hold meetings on fortnightly basis to review the progress of reforms programme in this sector.
Secretary Health Punjab and the head of special monitoring unit gave a detailed briefing regarding reforms in the health sector.
Provincial Ministers Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Zakiya Shahnawaz, Advisor on Health Kh Salman Rafiq, Advisor Economic Affairs Dr Ijaz Nabi, Parliamentary Secretary Health Kh. Imran Nazir, Assembly Members Rana Sanaullah, Dr Nadia Aziz, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adnan Farid, Makhdoom Hashim, the chief secretary, concerned secretaries, medical experts and senior officers were also present.
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