Dr Yasmin Rashid reviews arrangements for COVID patients’ treatment
National
April 11, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid reviewed arrangements for treatment of COVID-19 patients in Punjab during an emergency meeting at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Saturday.
The Health Minister reviewed capacity to treat COVID-19 at public and private hospitals. Secretary SHME presented the status of facilities at Teaching Hospitals.
The Minister reviewed comparative analysis of first three months of current year with recent and last year figures.
The Health Minister said, “Currently 1775 High Dependency Unit beds have been reserved for COVID-19 patients at public sector hospitals in Punjab. The capacity of HDUs is being scaled up. In Lahore’s govt hospitals, 855 beds have been reserved in HDUs. The number of ventilators is being increased. There is Corona emergency in govt hospitals.
Dr Yasmin calls for local family planning strategies
Lahore
March 3, 2021
LAHORE:Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid urged stakeholders to work in synergy to achieve Mother and Child health and family planning targets in a meeting with World Health Organisation and Unicef delegation at the Committee Room of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department here on Tuesday.
Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Usman Younis, Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Barrister Nabeel Awan, Secretary Population Welfare Ali Bahadur Qazi, CFO Unicef Punjab Wilbroadd Ngambi, Dr Akhtar Rashid, Dr Yahya Gulzar, Dr Ghulam Nabi Qazi, Dr Khalid Mehmood, Dr Faraz Khalid, Dr Naveed and others were present in the meeting. The minister discussed with the delegation the measures taken in the province to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, family planning and mother and child health indicators. She shared with the delegation the special measures on fami
Dr Yasmin Rashid orders VCs, principals to monitor doctors’ attendance
National
February 25, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has warned that no compromise will be made on the attendance of doctors in all public hospitals and the shortage of doctors will be overcome.
She stressed on the doctors to ensure quality treatment to the patients in public hospitals. No negligence will be tolerated in this regard, she added.
The minister was chairing a meeting in Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Wednesday. The minister said MS concerned would be held responsible for poor hygienic conditions in public hospitals, adding there was no shortage of medicines in the government hospitals.
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Saturday said that the Punjab had intensified vaccination process of healthcare workers and over 70,000 staff would be vaccinated within 21 days.She.