Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has taken concrete steps for the development and welfare of the doctors, nurses and other officials working in health sector and the health department has regularised the services of about 5000 doctors besides promoting hundreds of medical officers.
The Secretary Health Punjab Fawad Hassan Fawad said this while chairing a high-level meeting to review the measures taken for the health sector development and welfare of the doctors' community. Secretary Health said that 1,135 Medical Officers of grade 17 had been promoted in grade 18.
As many as 305 senior doctors were promoted in grade 19, 106 senior women medical officers promoted in grade 19 and 43. Associate Professors were promoted as Professor in last two years whereas, 22 Professors were appointed through Punjab Public Service Commission and 6 others on contract basis.
Fawad Hassan Fawad informed that 131 WMOs/MOs were appointed on ad hoc basis. He further said that 64 doctors were promoted as Associate Professors and 18 Associate Professors were appointed on contract basis. Similarly, 171 Assistant Professors were regularised, whereas, 48 appointed on contract basis. He said that 515 Senior Registrars working on contract in different hospitals have been regularised whereas, 76 appointed on contract and 40 on ad hoc basis.
He further said that on the instruction of the Chief Minister Punjab, 3857 nurses has been regularised and 100 further were promoted in grade 17, while, 2000 nurses appointed in different hospitals in the province. Similarly, 325 Dental Surgeons, 29 Drug Inspectors/Pharmacists, 22 Physiotherapists, 28 Assistant Physiotherapists, 11 Medical Technologists, 13 Budget and Accounts Officers, 03 Bio-Chemists, 19 Clinical Psychiatrists and one Micro-Technologist and Therapist were regularised.
Fawad Hassan while addressing the meeting said that government was spending huge funds for providing latest medical treatment facilities to the masses free of cost and measures have also been taken for the promotion of medical education. He further said that mobile health units, which were provided to the flood affected district, are providing treatment facilities at the door steps in far-flung areas. Three hundred to 4 hundred patients were being treated daily on each MHU.
He further said that Chief Minister Punjab has already given approval of procurement of 50 MHUs. Fawad Hassan further said that government is utilising all its resources to ensure best healthcare to the people of Punjab. He said that special strategy has been adopted to monitor the routine immunisation programme and polio campaign for getting 100% results of these campaigns.