A vigorous campaign would be launched for prevention, control and registration of hepatitis patients in Punjab and treatment facilities would be provided to all registered patients. For this purpose, Punjab Hepatitis Control Programme would be strengthened and its PC-I also be revised. It was disclosed by the Chairman Planning & Development Department Jehanzeb Khan while talking to media persons after chairing a meeting here on Saturday.
He further said that sentinel sites would be established in all the tertiary care as well as district and tehsil headquarters hospitals for the registration, diagnosis and treatment of registered patients of hepatitis-C. Trained doctors and nursing staff would be deputed at these sentinel sites.
Chairman P&D directed that effective awareness campaign should be launched in the province for creating awareness and motivate the hepatitis patients for registration, for this purpose, elected public representatives and local bodies should also be taken on board. Jehanzeb Khan said that spending billions of rupees on the prevention and treatment of the hepatitis patients is an investment through which these patients would be able to return back in normal life and they would be able to earn for their families. It would be reduced the economic burden on the economy.
On this occasion, Minister Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Kh. Salman Rafique said that provision of quality healthcare services and prevention of diseases is the mission of Punjab Chief Minister which both the Health Departments are taking consolidated measures to achieve the goal.
Besides Provincial Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique, Provincial Minister for Primary & Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir, Special Secretary Health Primary & Secondary Health Dr Faisal Zahoor, Special Secretary Specialized Healthcare Dr Sajid Mehmood Chohan, President Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute (PKLI) Professor Dr Saeed Akhtar, Member Health P&D Dr Shabana Haider, Principal PGMI/LGH Professor Ghaus-un-Nabi, Principal Gujranwala Medical College Professor Aftab Mohsin, Director Punjab Hepatitis Control Programme Zahida Sarwar, Additional Secretary Technical Dr Asim and other officers were also present on the occasion.
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