GUJRAT:Deputy Commissioner Gujrat Khurram Shahzad chaired a meeting of the District Health Authority to review ongoing development projects, healthcare services and medical
facilities across the district. According to an official source, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) District Health Authority Dr Syed Aitizaz Ahmed briefed the meeting on ongoing Annual Development Programme (ADP) projects, upgradation and revamping of health centres, the National Immunisation Days (NID) polio campaign scheduled for December, the anti-quackery drive, Community Health Inspectors and vaccinators programmes, and the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).
The meeting also reviewed staff availability and healthcare facilities at tehsil headquarters hospitals, rural health centres and Maryam Nawaz Health Clinics. Deputy Commissioner Khurram Shahzad directed the health authorities to ensure timely completion of development projects, improve medical facilities at government hospitals and provide quality healthcare services to the public. He stressed the need for effective preparations and monitoring to ensure 100 per cent coverage during the upcoming polio campaign and routine immunisation programmes.