Bahawalpur Health

Introduction:

With the implementation of Devolution plan, the Health Department at District level has been reorganized and structured in a fashion to provide comprehensive medical care to the people both curative and preventive, main emphasizes has been laid on the preventive services, which are being provided to the community at their door steps.
The major policy decisions i.e. planning of health services, developmental activities, recruitment of paramedics, doctors, specialists, procurement of medicine and equipment has become District Govt. subject. All the aforesaid activities have been addressed to in a befitting manner, tremendous success have been achieved and national health policy for fist time has been translated in to the operational form. Capacity building of the staff through training’s, seminars and workshops have been improved.

ORGANIZATION:

EDO (Health) is the administrative and financial head of the Health Department . The Department consists of more than three thousand employees including specialists, public health physicians, community health experts , hospital and health administrators, medical officers , women medical officers and paramedics of all type along with office establishment staff.

HEALTH FACILITIES:

It has 155 health facilities including 4 THQ Hospitals, 10 Rural Health Centers, 71 BHUs, 5 Dispensaries, 10 MCH Centers , 51 Zila Council Dispensaries, 1 Police Hospital and 2 T.B. Clinics.

FUNCTIONS:

ACHIEVEMENTS:

With the implementation of devolution plan, the procurement of medicines has become District Government subject. By virtue of decentralization of this policy, the medicines have been purchased according to local need and demand, quality of medicines is also ensured. The District Government Bahawalpur purchased 121 different items of medicines during the year 2001-2002 amounting to Rs. 1,77,12,000 These medicines have been distributed to THQ Hospitals, RHCs, BHUs, Dispensaries and MCH Centres in Bahawalpur District. For year 2002-2003, Rs. 1,50,26,000 is allocated, rate contract has been finalized and supply orders placed with the concerned firms for 161 items.
 Recruitment of Doctors and Dental Surgeon
Under District Government, regular recruitment of doctors and dental surgeons on contract basis is going on. 83 Medical Officers , 22 Women Medical Officers and 4 Dental Surgeons have been recruited on contract basis for five years at THQ Hospitals, RHCs and BHUs and Dispensaries, which would go a long way in ameliorating a lot of poor patients and would provide best possible medial care to the ailing humanity.
 Recruitment of Paramedics and others »
131 candidates have been selected for recruitment on contact basis by the District Recruitment Committee and the list of selected candidates has been sent to the Government of the Punjab Health Department for the issuance of appointment orders, which is still awaited.

To provide the specialized care to the population at gross root level, 12 Specialist doctors have been recruited.
Progress Report Of Drugs Inspectors District Bahawalpur With Effect From January 2001 To November, 2002

TARGETS:

100% coverage of under 5 years children
100% provision of health care to CBA
100% coverage to control Iodine Deficiency Diseases
100% developmental care to child
provision of 100% curative services to the population
100% capacity building of staff in service including medical / para- medical staff.
Preparation  the plan to cope up any untoward situation
Up gradation of health facility
Polio free since year 2001

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