Medical Camp Set Up To Eradicate Diseases

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Apr, 2019 ) :To provide better health care facilities at the doorstep to the people in connection with" World Immunization Week"a medical camp was set up at Union council 37 in Rawalpindi city here on Sunday.

Chief Executive Officer Dr Rashid Khan told APP that 10 medical camps are being set in Rawalpindi Muincipal corporation and Cantonment areas, under the week long health drive being held from April 20 to 28 .

He said free of cost tests of Measles, Pertussis, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Hepatitis-B, Tuberculosis ,Malaria , diabetics would be carried out at six Union Councils of the city and four wards of the Rawalpindi Cantonment board area.

He told that one camp would be set up on each day during the week in Union councils 3,5,6.

7.9 and 37 of the city and Ward 1 to 4 in Cantt areas which have been declared high risk areas.

Rashid said that medical consultation ,examination ,vaccination and treatment would also be provided at the camps.. The CEO said teams have also be constituted to monitor the camps daily as Punjab government is committed to provide best health care facilities to the residents at their doorstep. He said the Punjab government is actively following EPI, a disease prevention programme to reduce illness, disability and mortality rate to achieve 100 per cent results set for the health sector under the millennium development goal.