A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Secretary Health Punjab Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi. During the meeting the MoU draft for identification of unidentified bodies in government hospitals reviewed. Special Secretary Muhammad Usman, Additional Technical Secretary Dr. Hafiz Shahid Latif, Professor Arif Rashid from SIMS and Deputy Director Hisdu Department of Primary and Secondary Health care Ahmar Khan, Qasim Rizvi from Nadra, Arif Munir and Muhammad Waqas through video link conference.
During the meeting, Health Secretary Punjab Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi reviewed the MoU draft for identification of unidentified bodies in government hospitals. Provincial Health Secretary Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi said that a MoU has been prepared to ensure 100% identification of dead bodies in government hospitals of Punjab. Along with Health Department, Police and Home Department are also the main stakeholders in the identification of dead bodies in government hospitals. Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi said that after the MoU, biometric counters will be implemented in every government hospital of Punjab by NADRA.
The Department of Specialized Health and Medical Education and the Department of Primary and Secondary Health will appoint the focal person for the implementation of the OIV process.
