*Punjab CM directs evaluation of working efficiency in flood affected areas
On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif special medical teams of medical colleges and teaching hospitals would conduct third party evaluation of performance of medical teams of Health department working in the flood affected districts.
These teams would also conduct a survey regarding disease pattern and their prevention in the flood-hit areas.
In this connection, Health Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik has allotted affected districts to different medical colleges and the teaching hospitals have sent their teams in the field. These surveillance teams would conduct a survey at union council level and pay door-to-door visits to evaluate the performance of medical teams and pattern of diseases in the flood affected areas.
According to the notification issued from the office of Health secretary, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College / Bahawal Victoria Hospital has been allotted Bahawalpur district, Faisalabad Punjab Medical College will look after Chiniot and Jhang, Gujranwala Medical College will go to district Gujranwala and Hafizabad, Gujrat Aziz Bhatti Teaching Hospital has been assigned Gujrat district, Lahore Allama Iqbal Medical College will perform duties in Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital has been awarded district Sialkot and Narowal, Mayo Hospital will conduct survey and evaluation activities in district Sheikhupura, Multan Nishter Hospital has been given district Multan, DG Khan DHQ Teaching Hospital will perform duties in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan Shaikh Zayed Medical College will be responsible for district Rahim Yar Khan, Rawalpindi Medical College has been given assignment of district Jhelum while Sargodha District Headquarter Teaching Hospital will monitor flood affected district of Sargodha.
The spokesman of Health department said that special medical teams of the said medical colleges / teaching hospitals would comprise on one medical officer, a woman medical officer, a senior staff nurse and paramedical staff. These teams would also carry essential medicines in an ambulance for the treatment of flood victims. The Health secretary directed the principals of medical colleges and medical superintendents of teaching hospitals to immediately dispatch medical teams to their respective districts.
These teams would perform duty under the supervision of Health EDO of the district concerned. These teams would complete their work within four days regarding surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of mobile medical teams and disease pattern and submit a signed report to the Health secretary so that a consolidated report could be sent to the chief minister for his perusal.
