CS Sindh For Checking Availability Of Health Facilities At Thar

CS Sindh for checking availability of health facilities at Thar

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Oct, 2016 ) : Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad Siddiq Memon has advised the Secretaries of Health, Home Departments and Deputy Commissioner Tharparkar to jointly visit Thar areas to ascertain the availability of health facilities, in view of combating drought.

He issued these instructions, while presiding a meeting to review the arrangements made by various departments, said a statement on Thursday. The departments of Population Welfare, Works & Services, Rehabilitation, Labour, Irrigation, health, Local Government, education and Culture & Tourism, including STEVTA (Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority) have made the arrangements.

Director General PDMA-Salman Shah informed through a presentation about the status of arrangements made in Thar. The Population Welfare Department, in view of long term solution of issues regarding birth control, birth spacing and nutrition is established-60 family welfare centres (FWC), 8 mobile service unit and 5 Reproductive Health Service Centre (RHS), including media campaigns.

The training in the filed of construction, coal and mining, energy, service sector, hospitality and livestock by STVETA till March 2017. The CS Sindh asked the Secretary Health to ensure the availability of doctors, specialists, para-medical staff, linked with the incentive package, with the identification of shortage of Lady Health Workers and dispensaries at Union Council, within a week.

The Secretary Health and Deputy Commissioner Tharparkar were assigned to rationalize the availability of ambulances as per requirements of Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centres.