CM directs the health dept to remain vigilant

Urges healthcare facilities to ensure implementation of WHO precautions

LAHORE:

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has directed the health department to remain vigilant in the wake of the possible spread of monkeypox and added that necessary precautions should be adopted.

In a statement, the CM emphasised that the health department should ensure the implementation of WHO precautions.

Similarly, advance measures should be timely adopted to stop the spread of this disease including devising an effective mechanism for the screening of passengers at airports.

“A campaign should also be run in addition to setting up a monitoring cell,” he concluded.

A meeting was held under the chair of Chief Minister Hamza at his office today to review the measures taken for the protection of the life and property of the people.

IG police briefed about the steps taken for maintaining law and order including the recovery of an abducted student from Shad Bagh.

The CM directed the officials concerned to take all necessary steps to maintain law and order in the province. He said that maintaining law and order was the first responsibility of the government. By the grace of Allah Almighty and the hard work of the police, the abducted student from Shad Bagh has returned home safely and the abductors were also arrested by the police in time, he noted.

“I will not sit idle until justice is not done; he said and directed that the accused involved in the double murder case in Chichawatni should be brought to book as soon as possible and their arrest be ensured within 48 hours. The accused involved in heinous crimes deserve severe punishment and such cases should be treated as test cases for exemplary punishment of the accused,” he said.

Hamza also said that the supply of medicines to cancer patients should continue uninterrupted. Allah will be pleased with the provision of free medicines to the patients. There should be no further delay in this good deed.

The meeting also reviewed the provision of free medicines to cancer patients.

The secretary of health reported that negotiations are underway with the pharmaceutical company for the provision of free medicines to 7439 patients.

Kh Imran Nazir, Kh Salman Rafiq, secretary of finance and others attended the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 24^th, 2022.