KARACHI: Sindh Health Department Secretary health Dr Fazlullah Pechuho on Monday announced to launch a major IT-based reform initiative for performance tracking of district health systems and swift response to patient complaints.
This was said on the occasion Sustainable Immunisation Financing workshop organised by the Aga Khan University (AKU) and John Hopkins University in which several national and international participants took part.
“Sindh Health department is taking concrete steps to make immunisation accessible to every child. Our government has demarcated funds for the purchase of vaccines to decrease reliance on international aid, we are supporting immunized PPPs and launching the Tibbi initiative to track real-time performance of government health staff. The Tibbi will build on AKU’s Teeku Android APP for Immunization governance which has demonstrated a rapid increase in immunization rates in piloted for immunization,” remarked Dr Pechuho.
The Tibbi initiative is expected to integrate monitoring of preventive health programs, health facility performance and patient referrals providing instant and verifiable online data.
