Minister Labour Punjab, Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi has said that the labour department would spend Rs 4.1 billion for the provision of healthcare facilities to the labourers and their families. While addressing delegations of doctors, Ulema and labourers, here, Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi said that the government had reserved Rs. 42.30 billion for the provision of healthcare facilities to the people in the province. He said that Ulemas had deep respect among the masses therefore, they should communicate protective steps regarding dengue virus to the public to their individual as well as collective contacts.
He asked the Ulema to teach the people regarding cleanliness of atmosphere so as to avoid dengue mosquito, fever and other epidemic diseases. He further said that ulema could successfully execute the awareness campaign in mosques especially during prayer hours to the society. “Programmes launched for the maternal and neonatal healthcare would ensure progress towards achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) in maternal and infant health”
Qureshi added.