Punjab Chief Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal has directed the authorities to provide free medicines and best medical facilities in all the hospital of the province adding that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.
He said that it was the responsibility of district officers to achieve the targets fixed for improvement in health and education sector. He ordered the commissioners and DCOs to personally monitor both the sectors and submit a performance report on monthly basis.
He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting to review provision of healthcare facilities in hospitals in the province, especially in South Punjab, at Civil Secretariat, here on Saturday. Addressing the meeting, the chief secretary said that like cities, provision of best medical facilities for people of rural areas is the top priority of the government.
He said that attractive salary package and other benefits are being given to the doctors serving in far-flung areas so they could work with more dedication and commitment. He warned that no negligence would be tolerated in the provision of medical facilities to the people.
He directed the DCOs to ensure 100 per cent utilisation of funds for provision of missing facilities in the hospitals and for the construction of dangerous schools buildings He said that performance in health and education sectors would also be reviewed in the commissioners’ conference to be held in the end of this month.
DCOs and EDOs (health) of Layyah, Muzaffargarh and Bhakkar gave briefings to the meeting through video link. The meeting was attended by adviser on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique, secretary health, secretary finance, commissioner DG Khan and other officials.
