Announcing the '10-year Punjab Health Sector Strategy', the provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid on Thursday said that this strategy is aimed at ensuring provision of international standard healthcare facilities to the patients in the public sector hospitals.
"Through the strategy, targets in health governance and accountability, public-private partnership, human resource, measures taken for safeguarding the mother and child, family planning, patients safety and availability of medicines in government hospitals will be achieved," Dr Yasmin Rashid said at a function held at a local hotel.
Federal Minister for Health Dr Zafar Mirza, Provincial Minister Hashim Dogar, Advisor to Health Hanif Khan Patafi, Secretaries Momin Agha and Zahid Akhtar Zaman, representatives of WHO, UNICEF and international development agencies as well as officers of health department were also present on this occasion.
Programme Director PSPU Dr Shugufta briefed the participants about the basic purpose of the strategy. Provincial Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Momin Agha and Secretary Primary & Secondary Healthcare Zahid Akhtar Zaman briefed about the initiatives taken for the betterment of health sector in future and reforms introduced for this purpose.
Federal Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza congratulated Dr Yasmin Rashid for announcing 10-year Punjab Health Sector Strategy. He said that scope of 'Sehat Sahulat Programme' is being extended to every nook and corner of the country as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. 'Sehat Insaf Cards' are also being distributed among special peoples as well.
Dr Yasmin Rashid said on the occasion that health sector is on the top priorities of Prime Minister Imran Khan. "We are trying to rectify the wrong measures of the former corrupt government. PTI government wants to provide relief to the people by introducing revolutionary measures in real sense in health sector," she said, adding: "Sehat Insaf Card is proving a game changer in health sector. Best healthcare facilities are the right of every citizen and the responsibility of the government."
Provincial Minister Hashim Dogar said that appointing Dr Yasmin Rashid as health minister is the right decision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Health Strategy 2019-28 has been chalked out on the principle that best facility is the basic right of every human and top priority of the present government. Local circumstances, available resources and SGDs of United Nation have been kept in view while evolving this strategy.
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