Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought an immediate report from Secretary Health after taking notice of the death of six children due to measles in Pattoki.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed ministers and officials of the health department to immediately reach Pattoki.
Maryam Nawaz also directed to provide the best treatment facilities to children suffering from measles.
She said that innocent lives were lost due to negligence and incompetence of the health department. Determining the liability for negligence will be punishable, Maryam Nawaz said.
Maryam Nawaz ordered to ensure vaccination of diseases including measles in hospitals.
Maryam directed that cases of other epidemic diseases, including measles, should be monitored on a daily basis. Negligence in the treatment of affected children will not be tolerated, said Maryam.
The health department has formed a three-member committee for the investigation after the death of six children due to measles in a village near Pattoki.
The committee includes Dr. Umar Amin, Dr. Asif Javed and Dr. Mohsin Wattoo. The committee will submit a report to the provincial health minister within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafiq and provincial Health Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Pervaiz, on Wednesday rushed to a Basic Health Unit in Kot Haq Nawaz, Khanewal district, to collect details regarding deaths of some children due to measles and review level of facilities to plug chances of further spread of the disease in the area.
