‘Provinces must work jointly for public health’

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said the federal and provincial institutions must work together to improve service delivery.

She expressed these views during the inter-provincial meeting on health and population organised under the chair of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Friday.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Zafar Jhagra, Azad Jammu, Kashmir Health Minister Nasir Durrani, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Secretary Usman Younis, Additional Secretary Development Omer Farooq, Technical Advisor Dr Akhtar Rashid and other officials concerned were present on the occasion.

Sindh Health Minister Azra Pechuho and Balochistan Parliamentary Health Secretary Dr Rubaba Buledi joined via video link.

The strengthening of nursing component in the healthcare system, elimination of hepatitis, strategies to achieve the target of universal health coverage were also discussed.

The minister said Punjab’s public sector hospitals were providing good quality health services to patients and the provincial and federal institutions will have to work jointly to facilitate the public. She also stated that seven mother and child hospitals will prove to be game changers in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 22^nd, 2020.