Punjab Health Secretary Jehanzaib Khan said that the performance audit of the Health Department officers would be conducted.
Chairing a department meeting on Tuesday, Khan said that only dedicated officers would be part of his team. He said that the officers would have to work with more responsibility and dedication to establish their trust in public. He said that the attitude of the doctors and department officers should be that of service providers.
Special Secretary Health Waseem Mukhtar, Additional Secretary (Estt) Dawood Muhammad Khan, Additional Secretary (Dev) Usman Moazam, Additional Secretary (Admin) Khursheed Zaidi, Additional Secretary (Tech) Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Sulehria and all other deputy secretaries and section officers attended the meeting. Khan said that population-wise, Punjab was bigger than any European country and there were many issues related to health.
He said that the status of public health was the only indicator of their performance. He said that only latest medical equipment and high-roof building were not sufficient to ensure healthcare but it was the human input that mattered more. He said that behavioural changes among the health providers were very important for the successful treatment of the patients. He directed the officers that they set up their priorities and prepare a monthly calendar of their working so that office work should be completed on time.