Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that on the directions of Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif round the clock medical facilities are being provided to the flood affectees and 202 medical teams are serving in 107 union councils of eight flood hit districts Dera Ghazi Khan, Khushab, Jhang, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur and more than 122,000 flood affectees have been provided treatment facilities so far.
Khawaja Salman Rafique told that 202 teams of health department are providing medical facilities to flood affectees round the clock. He said that medical teams have administered polio drops to 18,198 children, 14,193 children vaccinated against measles and 5,470 pregnant women vaccinated against tetanus. He said that lady doctors have conducted medical check of 302 pregnant women during the last 24 hours in flood hit areas and 2 persons of dog bite were vaccinated.
Khawaja Salman Rafique further said that aquapura tablets and packets of ORS are also being distributed in the flood hit areas to save children and elders from diarrhoea and dehydration. Moreover, provision of medicines and attendance of staff is being ensured in medical relief camps.
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