Monday, May 5, 2008, Rabi-ul-Sani 28, 1429    

PPHI performing better in health care centres

Peshawar—District Nazim Nowshera, Mohammad Daud Khattak while appreciating performance of PPHI in improving healthcare services in district has said that the project has done a lot for preventive and promotive health to reduce burden of patients on BHUs.

He was addressing as chief guest at the annual review meeting of PPHI in Nowshera. District Support Manager (DSM), Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Medical Officers, elected Nazimeen, notables and members of the District Support Group were present on the occasion. The meeting thoroughly reviewed one year performance of the project and compared it with the previous record.

The District Nazim said that PPHI had shown exemplary performance in a short period of one year and asked heads of others departments to seek guidance from the mentioned project for improvement.

“PPHI has taken remarkable steps by giving equal attention to preventive and curative sides”, he maintained .The District Nazim said that initiating steps for school health and community education were among positive efforts of the project. He said that credit was going to the DSM for out standing performance within the limited resources. He said that PPHI performance had been lauded at federal level also.

DSM Rasheed Ahmad Kahan highlighting efforts for improvement of primary health system in the district and said that OPD has been increased by 113 % in the last one year. Apart form civil work in BHUs of the district, he said that medicines and equipments were also provided in it. Similarly staff shortage had been overcome and punctuality had been ensured in the health out lets of the district. The DSM asked elected Nazimeen to help in better utilization of BHU to make it beneficial for the inhabitants of the area.—APP